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SUBMITTER: Ren Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6097248 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 20180901 8
<h4>Objective</h4>Complications due to acute otitis media (AOM), while rare, are associated with significant morbidity and are not well characterized from an epidemiological perspective. We analyze the pattern of presentation and emergency department (ED) utilization in patients with AOM and associated complications.<h4>Study design</h4>Retrospective analysis of the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) from 2009 to 2011.<h4>Setting</h4>Emergency Department.<h4>Patients</h4>Patients who ...[more]