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Management of recurrent acute otitis media in children: systematic review of the effect of different interventions on otitis media recurrence, recurrence frequency and total recurrence time

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2012

K H Cheong  and
S S M Hussain
K H Cheong
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and University of Dundee Medical School, Dundee, Scotland, UK
S S M Hussain*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and University of Dundee Medical School, Dundee, Scotland, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Mr S S Musheer Hussain, Consultant Otologist & Neurotologist, Honorary Reader, Ward 26, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland, UK Fax: +44 (0)1382 632 816 E-mail: musheer.hussain@nhs.net
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Abstract

Objective:

To conduct a systematic review comparing the effect of three interventions (prophylactic antibiotics, tympanostomy tube insertion and adenoidectomy) on otitis media recurrence, recurrence frequency and total recurrence time.

Methods:

Literature on recurrent otitis media was identified using the PubMed and Scopus search engines for the period January 1990 to March 2011. A hand search of the reference lists of relevant articles and textbooks was conducted to identify additional studies. Randomised, controlled trials with a minimum of 40 children and follow up of at least 12 months were included.

Results:

Eighteen publications were identified. Each was assessed using preset inclusion criteria; seven publications met these criteria.

Conclusion:

Prophylactic antibiotics are effective in reducing otitis media recurrence, recurrence frequency and total recurrence time. Tympanostomy tube insertion failed to reduce the prevalence of otitis media recurrence, but reduced the recurrence frequency and total recurrence time. Adenoidectomy reduced otitis media recurrence; results on otitis media recurrence frequency differed but on average there was a reduction; however, the two studies with relevant data on total recurrence time had contradictory results.

Keywords

Otitis MediaProphylactic AntibioticsTympanostomy TubeAdenoidectomy
Type
Review Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 126 , Issue 9 , September 2012 , pp. 874 - 885
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2012

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