| The results of two years operation of the visiting specialist service to the Waikato mobile ear clinic. | |
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PMID: 7478335 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIM: To review the function and results of the Health Waikato mobile ear clinic service 1993-4. METHOD: Data were collected on all children reviewed at the fortnightly specialist clinics conducted in the mobile ear clinics during 1993-4. An overall pathological assessment of the middle ear and eardrum was made for each ear. RESULTS: Of the 467 children examined 311 children were wait listed for elective surgery. Pathology ranged from recurrent acute otitis media to cholesteatoma. Large numbers of children were found with atelectasis of the tympanic membrane. Children as young as seven years of age required modified radical mastoidectomy for treatment of otorrhea due to cholesteatoma. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this survey show the mobile ear clinic service requires a large amount of resources to operate. The mobile ear clinic generates a large operative workload which creates an imbalance between resources devoted to finding the disease and those devoted to treating it. Recommendations include a tighter integration between the mobile ear clinic and the hospital, and appropriate allocation of treatment services to treat the children identified by the service. |
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Authors:
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G A Mackle; M Giles |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The New Zealand medical journal Volume: 108 ISSN: 0028-8446 ISO Abbreviation: N. Z. Med. J. Publication Date: 1995 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1995-12-01 Completed Date: 1995-12-01 Revised Date: 2010-03-24 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401067 Medline TA: N Z Med J Country: NEW ZEALAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 410-3 Citation Subset: IM |
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University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin. |
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Acute Disease Adolescent Age Factors Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / surgery Child Child Health Services* / organization & administration Child, Preschool Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / surgery Ear Diseases / diagnosis, surgery Ear, Middle / pathology*, surgery Female Health Care Rationing Health Resources Humans Infant Male Mastoid / surgery Mobile Health Units* / organization & administration Otitis Media / surgery Recurrence Referral and Consultation Surgical Procedures, Elective Tympanic Membrane / pathology Waiting Lists |
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