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Do race/ethnicity or socioeconomic status affect why we place ear tubes in children?
The study’s objective was to analyze the association of patient- and neighborhood-level demographics and SES with clinical indications for tympanostomy tube (TT). It found that among children receiving tubes, those from high poverty areas were more likely than those from low poverty neighborhoods to receive tubes for the indication of chronic otitis media with effusion (OME) as opposed to recurrent acute otitis media (RAOM).
AHRQ-funded; HS022932.
Citation: Nieman CL, Tunkel DE, Boss EF .
Do race/ethnicity or socioeconomic status affect why we place ear tubes in children?
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2016 Sep;88:98-103. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.06.029.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Ear Infections, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Social Determinants of Health, Surgery, Low-Income