Johnson Romaine F, Stewart Michael G
Bobby R. Alford Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2004 Jul-Aug;66(4):221-6. doi: 10.1159/000079881.
There are several validated outcomes instruments available for use in the pediatric otolaryngology population. These include instruments for otitis media, rhinosinusitis, tonsil and adenoid disease; sleep-disordered breathing, voice disorders and tracheotomy. In addition, several prospective outcomes studies have been performed on common pediatric otolaryngology conditions. These studies have typically indicated that the quality of life impact of diseases such as otitis media and recurrent tonsillitis is quite high, and that surgical treatments (such as tympanostomy tube placement and adenotonsillectomy) result in significant improvements in quality of life and disease-specific health status. In addition, cost-effectiveness studies of cochlear implantation have indicated that implantation is a very cost-effective intervention when performed in children.
有几种经过验证的结果测量工具可用于儿科耳鼻喉科人群。这些工具包括用于中耳炎、鼻窦炎、扁桃体和腺样体疾病的工具；睡眠呼吸障碍、嗓音障碍和气管切开术的工具。此外，针对常见的儿科耳鼻喉科疾病已经开展了多项前瞻性结果研究。这些研究通常表明，中耳炎和复发性扁桃体炎等疾病对生活质量的影响相当大，并且手术治疗（如鼓膜置管和腺样体扁桃体切除术）可显著改善生活质量和疾病特异性健康状况。此外，人工耳蜗植入的成本效益研究表明，在儿童中进行植入是一种非常具有成本效益的干预措施。
