Fluctuations in emergency department visits related to acute otitis media are associated with extreme meteorological conditions

• Main Authors: Michael Nieratschker (Author), Markus Haas (Author), Mateo Lucic (Author), Franziska Pichler (Author), Faris F. Brkic (Author), Thomas Parzefall (Author), Dominik Riss (Author), David T. Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundClimate change has been associated with a higher frequency of extreme weather events, resulting in an overall increase in morbidity and mortality. Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common otolaryngological infections and accounts for 1.5% of emergency department visits. This stud...