Cochrane · systematic review · CD010375
Water precautions for prevention of infection in children with ventilation tubes (grommets)
Moualed, D, Masterson, L, Kumar, S, 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
2
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 50%Low 1 · 50%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
Comparison
Population: children (aged 6 months to 6 years) with ventilation tubes
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Rate of otorrhoea (episodes per year) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 172 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Comparison
Population: children (aged 3 months to 12 years) with ventilation tubes
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Rate of otorrhoea (episodes per year) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 92 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |