Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Feb;166(2):207-216. doi: 10.1177/01945998211065663.
This plain language summary explains tympanostomy tubes, also known as ear tubes, to patients and families. The summary applies to children aged 6 months to 12 years with tympanostomy tubes or children being considered for tympanostomy tubes. It is based on the "Clinical Practice Guideline: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children (Update)," published in 2022 as a major update to the original guideline from 2013. This plain language summary is written explicitly for consumers, patients, and families as a companion publication to the full guideline, which provides greater detail for health care providers. A primary purpose is to facilitate insight and understanding that foster shared decision making regarding ear tubes. Guidelines and their recommendations may not apply to every child, but they do identify best practices and quality improvement opportunities that can help you and your child benefit most from ear tubes.
这份通俗易懂的摘要向患者和家属解释了鼓膜置管术，也称为耳管。摘要适用于 6 个月至 12 岁有鼓膜置管术或正在考虑鼓膜置管术的儿童。它是基于 2022 年发布的“儿童鼓膜置管术临床实践指南（更新）”，这是对 2013 年原始指南的重大更新。这份通俗易懂的摘要专为消费者、患者和家属编写，是完整指南的配套出版物，为医疗保健提供者提供了更详细的信息。主要目的是促进洞察力和理解，从而促进关于耳管的共同决策。指南及其建议可能不适用于每个孩子，但它们确实确定了最佳实践和质量改进机会，可以帮助您和您的孩子从耳管中获益最大。
