Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

5 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews · ENT

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Recurrence · patients older than 8 years with peritonsillar abscess

It is very uncertain whether needle aspiration changes primary outcome: recurrence rate compared with incision and drainage (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Adverse events associated with treatment · patients older than 8 years with peritonsillar abscess

1 finding from 1 review

Needle aspiration versus incision and drainage for the treatment of peritonsillar abscess 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 226 participants
Very low

Secondary outcome: time to resumption of normal diet · patients older than 8 years with peritonsillar abscess

1 finding from 1 review

Needle aspiration versus incision and drainage for the treatment of peritonsillar abscess 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 124 participants
Very low

Secondary outcome: complications of the disease process · patients older than 8 years with peritonsillar abscess

1 finding from 1 review

Needle aspiration versus incision and drainage for the treatment of peritonsillar abscess 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 170 participants
Very low

Secondary outcome: symptom scores (Multiple different outcome scales used) · patients older than 8 years with peritonsillar abscess

1 finding from 1 review