Adenoidectomy (with or without myringotomy) vs watchful waiting: Presence/persistence of OME
- Population
- children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
- Intervention
- Adenoidectomy (with or without myringotomy)
- Comparison
- watchful waiting
- Outcome
- Presence/persistence of OME
It is very uncertain whether adenoidectomy (with or without myringotomy) changes presence or persistence of OME ‐ over 12 months № of participants:… compared with no treatment/watchful waiting (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Adenoidectomy (with or without myringotomy) vs no treatment/watchful waiting Presence or persistence of OME ‐ over 12 months № of participants: 354(3 RCTs) · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME) It is very uncertain whether adenoidectomy (with or without myringotomy) changes presence or persistence of OME ‐ over 12 months № of participants:… compared with no treatment/watchful waiting (very low certainty). Adenoidectomy for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.9 [0.81, 1] | Not reported | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adenoidectomy for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.