Surgical management of OME

Summary

The advice in the NICE guideline covers:

• the surgical management of OME in children younger than 12 years
• guidance for managing OME in children with Down's syndrome and in children with all types of cleft palate.

It does not specifically look at the management of OME in:

• children with other syndromes (for example, craniofacial dysmorphism or polysaccharide storage disease)
• children with multiple complex needs.

Documents

For healthcare professionals

• CG60 Surgical management of OME: full guideline
• CG60 Surgical management of OME: quick reference guide
• CG60 Surgical management of OME: NICE guideline
• CG60 Surgical management of OME: NICE guideline (MS Word format)
• CG60 Surgical management of OME: search strategies
• CG60 Surgical management of OME: excluded studies
• CG60 Surgical management of OME: evidence tables

For patients, carers and the public

• CG60 Surgical management of OME: understanding NICE guidance
• CG60 Surgical management of OME: understanding NICE guidance (MS Word format)

Background information

• None found

Implementing this guidance

Any further information NICE has produced to help the NHS implement this guideline locally is linked to below:

• Surgical management of OME: audit support
• Surgical management of OME: slide set
• Surgical management of OME: costing report
• Surgical management of OME: costing template