Prospective long-term follow-up after grommet insertion: Hearing and functional health outcomes in children
The high prevalence of hearing loss and functional health concerns suggest that the standard follow-up care is not adequately managing children after routine grommet insertion. Māori children are disproportionately impacted, and post-grommet follow-up schedules must consider individualised approaches to address these inequities in outcomes.
Authors
- Wiremu MacFater (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9323-7036)
- Michelle A. Pokorny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1780-2849)
- Zahoor Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9663-2509)
- Inbal Meshulam-Weiss
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Auckland University of Technology (NZ)
- Counties Manukau District Health Board (NZ)
- Waikato District Health Board (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
- Published
- 2024-10-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112142
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.58
Funders
- University of Auckland