Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 66.7%Moderate 1 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%

Pain ‐ pain at 2 to 3 days · children with acute otitis media

Immediate antibiotics may leads to lower pain ‐ Pain at 2 to 3 days compared with expectant observation (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics for acute otitis media in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.53 [0.35, 0.79]
1 study · 396 participants
Low

Pain ‐ Pain at 3 to 7 days · children with acute otitis media

Immediate antibiotics showed no clear difference in pain ‐ Pain at 3 to 7 days compared with expectant observation (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics for acute otitis media in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.75 [0.5, 1.12]
4 studies · 959 participants
Moderate

Pain ‐ Pain at 11 to 14 days · children with acute otitis media

Immediate antibiotics showed no clear difference in pain ‐ Pain at 11 to 14 days compared with expectant observation (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics for acute otitis media in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.91 [0.75, 1.1]
1 study · 247 participants
Low