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Topical Analgesia For Acute Otitis Media, Ruth Foxlee, Ann-Charlotte Johansson, Jessika Wejfalk, Liz Dooley, Chris Del Mar Sep 2010

Topical Analgesia For Acute Otitis Media, Ruth Foxlee, Ann-Charlotte Johansson, Jessika Wejfalk, Liz Dooley, Chris Del Mar

Liz Dooley

Background Acute otitis media (AOM) is a spontaneously remitting disease for which pain is the most distressing symptom. Antibiotics are now known to have less benefit than previously assumed. Objectives To assess the effectiveness of topical analgesia for AOM. Search strategy We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library Issue 2, 2006), MEDLINE (1966 to May Week 3 2006), EMBASE (1990 to December 2005) and LILACS (1982 to September 2005) without language restriction, and the reference lists of articles. We also contacted manufacturers and authors. Selection criteria Double-blind randomised or quasi-randomised controlled trials comparing an …


Topical Analgesia For Acute Otitis Media, Ruth Foxlee, Ann-Charlotte Johansson, Jessika Wejfalk, Liz Dooley, Chris Del Mar Feb 2009

Topical Analgesia For Acute Otitis Media, Ruth Foxlee, Ann-Charlotte Johansson, Jessika Wejfalk, Liz Dooley, Chris Del Mar

Christopher Del Mar

Background Acute otitis media (AOM) is a spontaneously remitting disease for which pain is the most distressing symptom. Antibiotics are now known to have less benefit than previously assumed. Objectives To assess the effectiveness of topical analgesia for AOM. Search strategy We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library Issue 2, 2006), MEDLINE (1966 to May Week 3 2006), EMBASE (1990 to December 2005) and LILACS (1982 to September 2005) without language restriction, and the reference lists of articles. We also contacted manufacturers and authors. Selection criteria Double-blind randomised or quasi-randomised controlled trials comparing an …