Open AccessTympanostomy tube insertion practice in under-18-year-olds in the South African private healthcare sector insured by Discovery Health
Author(s) -
E Samson,
Geoffrey Quail,
Shazia Peer,
Johannes J. Fagan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
samj. south african medical journal/south african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samj.2019.v109i6.13189
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , private sector , private practice , family medicine , nursing , economic growth , economics
The reported rates of tympanostomy tube insertion (TTI) in children vary significantly internationally. Lack of adherence to evidence-based clinical guidelines may contribute to these differences.