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WATCHFUL WAITING PROTOCOL FOR ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA IN CHILDREN, CHECKING PRACTICALITY
*Dr. Walid Saleh Maya, Dr. Maria Ali Kheder
ABSTRACT
Acute otitis media is one of the most common infections in children and one of the leading causes of prescribing antibiotics, which have consequences for children’s health, increase the risk of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, and impose economic costs on the health system. A starting non-severe acute otitis media episode may resolve without antibiotics. There are protocols for this approach of treatment, these protocols are adopted by many practitioners in many hospitals, including my own. This study is a retrospective collection and analysis of data for children who underwent the no-antibiotics (watchful waiting) policy, to try to determine the efficacy of this approach in everyday practice in the local region. After analyzing the data, there was a percentage of 62% of children whose infection was resolved and who did not need any antibiotic treatment, showing significant reliability. There is a need for more work to improve the selection criteria in order to raise that percentage for better practicality.
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