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What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 2 reviews · ENT

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

Ventilation tubes vs non‐surgical treatment

Adverse event: persistent perforation · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)

1 finding from 1 review

Ventilation tubes (grommets) for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low

Adenoidectomy and ventilation tubes vs watchful waiting

Hearing ‐ mean final hearing threshold (4 months ‐ medium‐term) № of participants: 125 (1 RCT) · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)

1 finding from 1 review

Adenoidectomy for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low

Adenoidectomy and ventilation tubes vs watchful waiting

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

It is very uncertain whether adenoidectomy and ventilation tubes changes presence/persistence of OME (at 2 years ‐ long‐term) № of… compared with no treatment/watchful waiting (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Adenoidectomy for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.91 [0.82, 1.01]
Studies not reported
Very low