Effectiveness of Surgical Approach of Insertion Ventilation Tubes (Tympanostomy) and Adenoidectomy in Comparison with Non-Surgical Approach (Watchful Waiting Approach) in Children at the Age between 1 and 6 and Who Suffer from Otitis Media with Effusion (OME) in 12-Month Period of Observation—The Retrospective Analysis

Magdalena Beata Skarzynska, Elżbieta Gos, Natalia Czajka, Milaine Dominici Sanfis and Piotr Henryk Skarzynski
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Magdalena Beata Skarzynska: Institute of Sensory Organs, Nadarzyn, 05-830 Warsaw, Poland
Elżbieta Gos: Department of Teleaudiology and Screening, World Hearing Center, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Kajetany, 05-830 Warsaw, Poland
Natalia Czajka: Department of Teleaudiology and Screening, World Hearing Center, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Kajetany, 05-830 Warsaw, Poland
Milaine Dominici Sanfis: Child and Adolescent Heath Program, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas 13083-970, Brazil
Piotr Henryk Skarzynski: Institute of Sensory Organs, Nadarzyn, 05-830 Warsaw, Poland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 23, 1-12

Abstract: (1) Background: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is one of the most common diseases in childhood. The objective was to assess clinically the effectiveness of the surgical approach (tube insertion with adenoidectomy) in comparison with the non-surgical approach (watchful waiting) during a 12-month observation period. (2) Methods: This study was retrospective and obtained approval from the bioethics committee. The criteria of inclusion in the first group (surgical approach) were: (1) a diagnosis of chronic otitis media with effusion in children aged between 1 and 6 years; (2) their medical history showed that they had undergone adenoidectomy and tympanostomy with the insertion of ventilation tubes (VTs). The criteria for inclusion in the second group (non-surgery) were similar to the first group except that their medical history showed they had not undergone adenoidectomy or tympanostomy with the insertion of VTs. There were 422 children included in the surgical group and 50 children in the non-surgical group, and the period of observation was 12 months. (3) Results: For the entire surgical group, the number of healthy days ranged from 20 to 365, with a mean of 328.0 days (SD = 91.4).In the non-surgical group, the number of healthy days ranged from 13 to 365, with a mean of 169.2 days (SD = 127.3). The difference in the number of healthy days was statistically significant ( p < 0.001). The certainty of treatment in the first group was higher than in the second group, and the number of days without recurrence was significantly higher than in the second group. In the first group, there were 71 recurrences from 422 children (16.8%), and, in the second subgroup, there were 40 recurrences of acute otitis media (AOM) from 50 children (80%). The RR was 0.21. (4) Conclusions: The surgical approach in children aged 1–6 years who have been diagnosed with otitis media with effusion is reasonable and beneficial for the child.

Keywords: otitis media with effusion; adenoidectomy; ventilation tubes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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