. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 13.

Published in final edited form as: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Mar 13;151(2):333–340. doi: 10.1177/0194599814525576

Table 3.

Presence or Absence of Tubes and Recommendation for Tube Placement.

	All Sites	PCP	Peds Oto
Presence of tubes
Yes, n (%)	190 (17)	12 (6)	186 (20)
No, n (%)	943 (83)	192 (94)	773 (80)
Physician recommendation for tube placement
Age 6-12 months
For, n (%)	249 (60)	3 (2)	249 (81)
Against, n (%)	166 (40)	128 (98)	57 (19)
Age 13-24 months
For, n (%)	407 (75)	6 (8)	420 (86)
Against, n (%)	137 (25)	66 (92)	69 (14)

Abbreviations: PCP, family practice or pediatric; Peds Oto, pediatric otolaryngology.