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Oral steroids vs placebo

Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)

Oral steroids may leads to lower presence/persistence of OME compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical and oral steroids for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low

Oral steroids vs no treatment

Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)

Oral steroids showed no clear difference in presence/persistence of OME (3 to 9 months ‐ medium‐term) № of… compared with no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical and oral steroids for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.02 [0.89, 1.17]
Studies not reported
Low