Cochrane · systematic review · CD006287
Needle aspiration versus incision and drainage for the treatment of peritonsillar abscess
Chang, BA, Thamboo, A, Burton, MJ, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
ENTAMSTAR 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.
Questions
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%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.
Questions and results
Needle aspiration versus incision and drainage for the treatment of peritonsillar abscess
Population: patients older than 8 years with peritonsillar abscess
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Primary outcome: recurrence rate Needle aspiration vs incision and drainage | RR 3.74 | 10 studies · 612 participants | Very low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Primary outcome: adverse effects/events associated with the interventions Needle aspiration vs incision and drainage | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 226 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Secondary outcome: time to resumption of normal diet Needle aspiration vs incision and drainage | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 124 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Secondary outcome: complications of the disease process Needle aspiration vs incision and drainage | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 170 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Secondary outcome: symptom scores (Multiple different outcome scales used) Needle aspiration vs incision and drainage | no estimate extracted | 1 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |