Compliance with tympanostomy tube insertion guidelines in Finland
The substantial proportion of procedures conducted outside Finnish recommendations underlines the necessity for continuous professional education and systematic evaluation of clinical decision-making. Observed discrepancies between Finnish and international guidelines further support the re-evaluation of Finnish criteria to ensure alignment with global standards and evidence-based practice.
Authors
- Tero J. Vahlberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4935-3056)
- Lotta Haavisto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0724-2187)
- Tuomo Puhakka
- Vesa Lahdes
Institutions
- University of Turku (FI)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Oto-Laryngologica
- Published
- 2025-05-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00016489.2025.2494827
- Primary Topic
- Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Korvatautien Tutkimussäätiö