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ArticleEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2024

Risk factors for recurrent acute mastoiditis in pediatric patients: a registry-based cohort study.

Yotam Aharon Shiner, Orit Samuel, Walid Saliba, Nili Stein, Nogah Kerem, Raanan Cohen-Kerem

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Article in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Yotam Aharon Shiner *Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. yotamsh@clalit.org.il.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6139-3931
Orit Samuel *Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Walid SalibaRuth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Nili SteinDepartment of Community Medicine and Epidemiology, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Nogah KeremRuth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Raanan Cohen-KeremDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.

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Abstract

objectiveTo describe characteristics of pediatric patients with recurrent acute mastoiditis, and to identify risk factors for this condition. STUDY

designA retrospective cohort study.

settingData based on electronic medical records of the largest Health Maintenance Organization in Israel.

methodsChildren hospitalized due to acute mastoiditis during the years 2008-2018 were identified, and their diagnosis was verified. Patients with recurrent acute mastoiditis were identified and grouped, and their characteristics were outlined and compared to those of the original group to identify risk factors for recurrence.

resultsDuring the 11-year period, a total of 1115 cases of children hospitalized due to acute mastoiditis were identified with a weighted incidence rate of 7.8/100,000. Of this group, 57 patients were diagnosed with recurrence following a full clinical recovery. The incidence proportion of recurrent acute mastoiditis was 5.1% (57/1115), male-to-female ratio was 27:30, 73.4% were younger than 24 months, the median period from the first episode was 3.4 months (IQR 2.0;10.0), and 82.5% of the patients (n = 47) had a single recurrence, whereas 18.5% (n = 10) had two recurrences or more. Mastoidectomy and swelling over the mastoid area during the first episode were identified as the main risk factors for recurrent mastoiditis HR = 4.7 [(2.7-8.2), p < 0.001] and HR = 2.55 [(1.4-4.8), p = 0.003], respectively. Mastoidectomy was the only independent significant risk factor for recurrence in a multivariate analysis.

conclusionsMastoidectomy and swelling over the mastoid area during the first episode of acute mastoiditis were found strongly related independent risk factor for future recurrent episodes of acute mastoiditis.

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MastoiditisAcute DiseaseAnti-Bacterial AgentsChildCohort StudiesFemaleHumansInfantMaleMastoidRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAcute mastoiditisMastoidectomyPediatric infectious diseaseRecurrenceRisk factors

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PMCPMC11024039

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