Cochrane · systematic review · CD000243

Antibiotics for acute maxillary sinusitis in adults

Ahovuo-Saloranta Anneli, Rautakorpi Ulla-Maija, Borisenko Oleg V, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library

Acute Respiratory Infections2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed

SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.

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GRADE rated

No studies

Included studies

No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 25%Low 1 · 25%Moderate 2 · 50%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

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Antibiotics compared to placebo for uncomplicated acute maxillary sinusitis

Population: patients with uncomplicated acute maxillary sinusitis

3 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Clinical failure rate Antibiotics vs placebo	RR 0.66 [0.47, 0.94]	5 studies · 1084 participants	Moderate
Clinical failure rate Antibiotics vs placebo	RR 0.85 [0.36, 1.98]	1 study · 169 participants	Low Downgraded: risk of bias
Quality of life and activity impairment Antibiotics vs placebo	no estimate extracted	NR	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Antibiotics compared to other antibiotics for uncomplicated acute maxillary sinusitis

Population: patients with uncomplicated acute maxillary sinusitis

1 question

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Clinical failure rate (failure defined as a lack of full recovery or improvement or a lack of full recovery) Antibiotics vs other antibiotics	no estimate extracted	10 studies · 54 participants	Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias