Management of children with otitis media: a summary of evidence from recent systematic reviews.
Health-care professionals who manage children are regularly confronted with clinical questions regarding the management of the full spectrum of otitis media: acute otitis media; otitis media with effusion; and chronic suppurative otitis media. Given the variety of potential therapies available, the wide spectrum of middle ear disorders, and the lack of consensus about management strategies, clinicians are in a difficult position when managing these children. In this review, we seek to summarise the current best evidence for answering otitis media management questions by collating existing systematic reviews.
Gunasekera
Hasantha
H
Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia. hasanthg@chw.edu.au
Morris
Peter S
PS
McIntyre
Peter
P
Craig
Jonathan C
JC
D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012196:Review Literature as Topic
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000658:Amoxicillin