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What do systematic reviews say?

14 questions · 15 findings · 5 reviews · Headline outcomes only

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Topical antibiotics with steroids vs topical antibiotics

Hearing · people (of any age) with chronic suppurative otitis media or ear discharge

2 findings from 1 review

Topical antibiotics with steroids for chronic suppurative otitis media 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 135 participants
Very low
Topical antibiotics with steroids for chronic suppurative otitis media 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 419 participants
Very low

Topical antibiotics vs placebo/no treatment

Hearing · patients with mucopurulent otorrhoea

1 finding from 1 review

Topical antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 35 participants
Very low

Topical antibiotics vs acetic acid

Hearing · chronic suppurative otitis media

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics versus topical antiseptics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 107 participants
Very low

Topical quinolone vs povidone‐iodine

Hearing · chronic suppurative otitis media

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics versus topical antiseptics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 40 participants
Very low

Topical antibiotics with steroids vs placebo/no treatment

Hearing · chronic suppurative otitis media

1 finding from 1 review

Topical antibiotics with steroids for chronic suppurative otitis media 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 123 participants
Very low

Topical quinolone vs boric acid

Average change in hearing from baseline · chronic suppurative otitis media

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics versus topical antiseptics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 390 participants
Low

Antibiotics vs no treatment or placebo on top of topical antibiotics

Hearing · people (of any age) with CSOM

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Antibiotics vs no treatment or placebo on top of topical antibiotics

Hearing ‐ unclear · people with CSOM; one study included patients of unknown age; one study included children with CSOM who had not responded to initial…

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 38 participants
Very low

Topical quinolone vs intramuscular gentamicin

Hearing · adults with CSOM

1 finding from 1 review

Topical versus systemic antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 60 participants
Very low

Topical quinolone vs oral amoxicillin‐clavulanic acid combination

Hearing · adults with CSOM

1 finding from 1 review

Topical versus systemic antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 56 participants
Very low

Topical quinolone vs quinolones

Hearing · people (of any age) with CSOM

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Topical versus systemic antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Antibiotics vs no treatment or placebo on top of topical antiseptics

Hearing · schoolchildren with CSOM

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 204 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Hearing · CSOM, recurrence of CSOM or suppuration following mastoidectomy or tympanoplasty

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Topical antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Quinolone vs aminoglycosides

Hearing · people (of any age) with CSOM

1 finding from 1 review

Topical antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 132 participants
Very low