A systematic review of the effect of tympanostomy tubes in children with recurrent acute otitis media

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1058-1061

  Lous, Jørgen ^a   Ryborg, Christina T ^a   Thomsen, Janus L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Preschool children; Randomized controlled trials; Recurrent acute otitis media; Systematic review; Tympanostomy tubes (grommets)

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO; SULFAFURAZOLE;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; AUDITORY CANAL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; EVENING DOSAGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MYRINGOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TYMPANOPLASTY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OTITIS MEDIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051912050     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.05.009     Document Type: Review

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