Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

49 questions · 49 findings · 10 reviews · ENT

No studies found 8 · 16.3%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 12 · 24.5%Low 16 · 32.7%Moderate 10 · 20.4%High 3 · 6.1%

Complications ‐ results not pooled · Children with chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis

1 finding from 1 review

All‐cause mortality ‐ not reported · Children with chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis

1 finding from 1 review

Quality of life ‐ results not pooled · Children with chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis

1 finding from 1 review

Patient‐reported disease‐specific symptom scores Symptom score with scale of 0 to 3 (0 = no symptoms, 3 = severe symptoms)

The intervention showed no clear difference in patient‐reported disease‐specific symptom scores Symptom score with… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical versus medical interventions for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 95 participants
Low

Health‐related quality of life scores, measured by SF‐36 (range 0 to 100)

The intervention showed no clear difference in health‐related quality of life scores, measured by SF‐36 (range 0 to… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Endoscopic appearances 0 to 3 (0 = no polyps, 3 = severe polyposis)

The intervention showed no clear difference in endoscopic appearances 0 to 3 (0 = no polyps, 3 = severe polyposis) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical versus medical interventions for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 95 participants
Low

Complications

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical versus medical interventions for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 95 participants
Very low

Objective physiological measures

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical versus medical interventions for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Olfactory tests

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical versus medical interventions for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found