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Acute otitis media severity of symptom score in a tympanocentesis study

Nader Shaikh1, Elaine E L Wang, Adriano Arguedas

  • 1Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. nader.shaikh@chp.edu

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
|January 11, 2011
PubMed

Insights

Tympanocentesis rapidly improved acute otitis media (AOM) symptoms in children. While AOM symptom scores correlated with clinical outcomes, the immediate impact of tympanocentesis limited its use as a primary measure.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Otolaryngology

Background:

  • Acute otitis media (AOM) is a common childhood infection.
  • Clinical trials for AOM often involve assessing symptom progression.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate symptom changes in children with AOM following tympanocentesis.
  • To assess the utility of the AOM-SOS as a primary outcome measure in AOM clinical trials.

Main Methods:

  • Children diagnosed with AOM were enrolled in a clinical trial.
  • A baseline tympanocentesis was performed.
  • Symptom scores were tracked using the AOM-SOS (Acute Otitis Media-Symptom Outcome Scale).

Main Results:

  • A significant and swift improvement in symptom scores was observed post-tympanocentesis.
  • AOM-SOS scores demonstrated correlation with overall clinical assessment.
  • AOM-SOS scores also correlated with bacteriologic outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • Tympanocentesis leads to rapid symptom resolution in pediatric AOM.
  • The acute effect of tympanocentesis impacts the reliability of the AOM-SOS as a primary outcome measure for early treatment effects.

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