Specific adverse events: haemorrhage · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
Adenoidectomy and bilateral ventilation tubes showed no clear difference in adverse event: haemorrhage № of participants: 791(2 RCTs) compared with bilateral ventilation tubes only (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hearing ‐ return to normal *Ventilation tubes versus laser myringotomy (6 to 12 months ‐ medium‐term) Adjusted for non‐independence of within‐individual measurements Assumed ICC of 0.5 № of participants: 132 (2 RCTs) · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether adenoidectomy and unilateral ventilation tube changes hearing: proportion of children with hearing returned to normal (12… compared with unilateral ventilation tube only (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.24 [0.79, 1.96]
Studies not reported
Very low
Proportion of children whose hearing is normal · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether autoinflation changes proportion of children whose hearing is normal compared with no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 2.67 [1.73, 4.12]
Studies not reported
Very low
Disease‐specific quality of life · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Pain and distress related to the procedure: otalgia · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether autoinflation changes pain and distress related to the procedure: otalgia compared with no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 3.5 [0.74, 16.59]
Studies not reported
Very low
Persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
Autoinflation may leads to lower persistence of OME compared with no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.88 [0.8, 0.97]
Studies not reported
Low
Hearing ‐ return to normal *Ventilation tubes versus laser myringotomy (6 to 12 months ‐ medium‐term) Adjusted for non‐independence of within‐individual measurements Assumed ICC of 0.5 № of participants: 132 (2 RCTs) · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes hearing ‐ return to normal hearing (as complete improvement in… compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Disease‐specific quality of life · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes presence/persistence of OME compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.89 [0.68, 1.17]
Studies not reported
Very low
Adverse event: anaphylaxis · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes adverse event: anaphylaxis compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Hearing · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Disease‐specific quality of life · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
Antibiotics may leads to lower presence/persistence of OME (up to 3 months) № of participants: 542… compared with no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.64 [0.5, 0.8]
Studies not reported
Low
Adverse event: anaphylaxis · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Hearing ‐ return to normal *Ventilation tubes versus laser myringotomy (6 to 12 months ‐ medium‐term) Adjusted for non‐independence of within‐individual measurements Assumed ICC of 0.5 № of participants: 132 (2 RCTs) · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
Oral steroids showed no clear difference in hearing ‐ return to normal hearing compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.14 [0.97, 1.33]
Studies not reported
Moderate
Disease‐specific quality of life · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Adverse event: systemic corticosteroid side effects · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether topical (intranasal) steroids changes adverse event: systemic corticosteroid side effects compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Hearing · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Disease‐specific quality of life · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found