Question · asked by 1 review

Adenoidectomy and ventilation tubes vs watchful waiting: Hearing ‐ mean final hearing threshold (4 months ‐ medium‐term) № of participants: 125 (1 RCT)

Population
children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
Intervention
Adenoidectomy and ventilation tubes
Comparison
watchful waiting
Outcome
Hearing ‐ mean final hearing threshold (4 months ‐ medium‐term) № of participants: 125 (1 RCT)

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Adenoidectomy and ventilation tubes vs no treatment/watchful waiting
Hearing: hearing threshold (at 2 years ‐ long‐term) № of participants: 211(1 RCT) · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
Adenoidectomy for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extractedNot reportedVery low

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Adenoidectomy for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children
2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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