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Berkman ND, Wallace IF, Steiner MJ, et al. Otitis Media With Effusion: Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2013 May. (Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, No. 101.)

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#18'systematic review'/exp OR 'meta analysis'/exp95329
#19#9 AND #1844
#20'case control study'/exp OR 'cohort analysis'/exp OR 'epidemiological study' OR 'cross-sectional study'/exp OR 'organizational case study' OR 'crossover procedure'/exp OR 'seroepidemiologic study' OR 'epidemiology'/exp OR 'multicenter study'/exp OR 'multicenter study (topic)'/exp OR 'evaluation research'/exp1,979,394
#21#9 AND #20324
#22#9 AND harms1
#23#13 OR #15 OR #17 OR #19 OR #21 OR #22641
#24#23 AND [humans]/lim AND [8-12-2011]/sd NOT [13-8-2012]/sd41
#25#11 NOT #2416

CINAHLUpdate:
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#QueryLimiters/ExpandersResults
S47S26 or S28 or S30 or S32 or S33 or S44 or S45Limiters - Published Date from: 20111201–20121231
Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
7
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S45S17 AND harmsSearch modes - Boolean/Phrase2
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S43S33 or S34 or S35 or S36 or S37 or S38 or S39 or S40 or S41 or S42Search modes - Boolean/Phrase243768
S42(MH "Evaluation Research+")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase16705
S41(MH "Multicenter Studies")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase5959
S40(MH "Seroprevalence Studies")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase307
S39(MH "Crossover Design")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase7226
S38"organizational case studies"Search modes - Boolean/Phrase3
S37(MH "Cross Sectional Studies")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase49996
S36(MH "Epidemiological Research")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase18031
S35(MH "Prospective Studies+")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase133542
S34(MH "Case Control Studies+")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase26734
S33S17 AND (MH "Observational Methods+")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase4
S32S17 and S31Search modes - Boolean/Phrase21
S31(MH "Meta Analysis")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase11747
S30S17 and S29Search modes - Boolean/Phrase10
S29(MH "Systematic Review")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase10937
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S26S17 and S25Search modes - Boolean/Phrase77
S25S21 or S22 or S23 or S24Search modes - Boolean/Phrase50882
S24(MH "Random Assignment")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase27917
S23(MH "Double-Blind Studies")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase17853
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S21(MH "Randomized Controlled Trials")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase10402
S20S17 and S18Limiters - Published Date from: 20111201–20121231
Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
0
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S18(MH "Literature Review+")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase13858
S17S16Limiters - Human
Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
618
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S14S6 or S7 or S8 or S9 or S10 or S11 or S12 or S13Search modes - Boolean/Phrase108145
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S12(MH "Dairy Products+")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase3124
S11(MH "Dietary Proteins+")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase4086
S10(MH "Diet, Low Carbohydrate")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase289
S9(MH "Diet, Fat-Restricted")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase1337
S8(MH "Restricted Diet+")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase5458
S7(MH "Diet, Sodium-Restricted")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase620
S6(MH "Alternative Therapies+")Search modes - Boolean/Phrase87068
S5S3 OR S4Search modes - Boolean/Phrase1472
S4TX myringotomySearch modes - Boolean/Phrase306
S3S1 AND S2Search modes - Boolean/Phrase1262
S2TX "Histamine Antagonists" OR antihistamine* OR "Steroids" OR oral steroid* OR (nasal* AND topical steroid*) OR "Anti-Bacterial Agents" OR antibiotic* OR complementary medicine* OR alternative medicine* OR complementary therap* OR alternative therap* OR "ear popper" OR manual therap* OR pressure equalization tube* OR adenoidectom* OR "Middle Ear Ventilation" OR tympanostomy OR (middle AND ear*AND tube*) OR (middle AND tympanic* AND tube*) OR grommet* OR ventilation tube* OR tonsillectomy OR "Leukotriene Antagonists/therapeutic use" OR "Leukotriene Antagonists" OR acetate* OR quinolone* OR phosphorylcholine OR combined modality therap* OR "Otologic Surgical Procedures" OR watchful waiting* OR tubulationSearch modes - Boolean/Phrase69123
S1TX "Otitis Media with Effusion" OR "otitis media" OR "middle ear secretion" OR "Ear, Middle/secretion" OR "glue ear" OR middle ear effusion* OR OME OR SOM OR (otitis AND ear) OR (otitis AND ears) OR "nonsuppurative otitis" OR "serous otitis" OR "secretory otitis" OR "adhesive otitis" OR "exudative otitis" OR (mucoid AND otitis) OR (mucous AND otitis) OR (sero-muco* AND otitis) OR (sero AND otitis) OR (sero AND muco*) OR (otitis AND serosa) OR (mucoid AND middle AND ear*) OR (mucous AND middle AND ear*) OR (seromuc* AND middle AND ear*)Search modes - Boolean/Phrase3498

Cochrane Library Update: August 13, 2012
Current Search History

IDSearchHits
#1"Otitis Media with Effusion" OR "otitis media" OR "middle ear secretion" OR "Ear, Middle/secretion" OR "glue ear" OR middle ear effusion* OR OME OR SOM OR (otitis AND ear) OR (otitis AND ears) OR "nonsuppurative otitis" OR "serous otitis" OR "secretory otitis" OR "adhesive otitis" OR "exudative otitis" OR (mucoid AND otitis) OR (mucous AND otitis) OR (sero-muco* AND otitis) OR ((sero OR muco) AND otitis) OR (otitis AND serosa) OR (mucoid AND middle AND ear*) OR (mucous AND middle AND ear*) OR (seromuc* AND middle AND ear*)2327
#2"Steroids" OR oral steroid* OR (nasal* AND topical steroid*) OR "Anti-Bacterial Agents" OR antibiotic* OR "ear popper" OR manual therap* OR pressure equalization tube* OR adenoidectom* OR "Middle Ear Ventilation" OR tympanostomy OR (middle AND ear*AND tube*) OR (middle AND tympanic* AND tube*) OR grommet* OR ventilation tube* OR tonsillectomy OR "Leukotriene Antagonists/therapeutic use" OR "Leukotriene Antagonists" OR acetate* OR quinolone* OR phosphorylcholine OR combined modality therap* OR "Otologic Surgical Procedures" OR watchful waiting* OR tabulation OR autoinflation52955
#3MeSH descriptor Complementary Therapies explode all trees11802
#4MeSH descriptor Diet, Sodium-Restricted explode all trees461
#5MeSH descriptor Diet, Protein-Restricted explode all trees145
#6MeSH descriptor Diet, Fat-Restricted explode all trees648
#7MeSH descriptor Diet, Carbohydrate-Restricted explode all trees131
#8MeSH descriptor Dairy Products explode all trees2375
#9dairy OR milk OR cream OR cheese OR butter9329
#10(#2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5 OR #6 OR #7 OR #8 OR #9)72917
#11(#1 AND #10)1142
#12(#11 OR myringotomy)1243
#13Method" OR "Random Allocation" OR "Controlled Clinical Trial" OR "Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic" OR (control* AND trial)718613
#14(#12 AND #13)1225
#15("Case-Control Studies"[MeSH] OR "Cohort Studies"[MeSH] OR "Epidemiologic Studies"[MeSH] OR "Cross-Sectional Studies"[MeSH] OR "Organizational Case Studies"[MeSH] OR "Cross-Over Studies"[MeSH] OR "Follow-Up Studies"[MeSH] OR "Seroepidemiologic Studies"[MeSH] OR "Multicenter Study"[Publication Type] OR "Multicenter Studies as Topic"[MeSH] OR "Evaluation Studies"[Publication Type] OR "Evaluation Studies as Topic"[MeSH])125753
#16(#12 AND #15)372
#17(#12), from 2011 to 2012139
#18(#14 OR #16 OR #17)1226
#19(#18), from 2011 to 2012139

PubMed Update: August 13, 2012

SearchQueryItems found
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#2Search "Ear, Middle/secretion"[Mesh]101
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#4Search "otitis media"[tiab]15500
#5Search middle ear effusion*1633
#6Search (OME[tiab] OR SOM[tiab]) AND (otitis[tiab] OR ear*[tiab])1507
#7Search "nonsuppurative otitis"[tiab]0
#8Search "serous otitis"[tiab]616
#9Search "secretory otitis"[tiab]945
#10Search "adhesive otitis"[tiab]168
#11Search "exudative otitis"[tiab]92
#12Search (mucoid*[tiab] AND otitis[tiab]) OR (mucous[tiab] AND otitis[tiab]) OR (sero-muco*[tiab] AND otitis[tiab]) OR (sero[tiab] OR muco[tiab] AND otitis[tiab]) OR (otitis[tiab] AND serosa[tiab])420
#13Search (mucoid*[tiab] AND middle[tiab] AND ear*[tiab]) OR (mucous[tiab] AND middle[tiab] AND ear*[tiab]) OR (seromuc*[tiab] AND middle[tiab] AND ear*[tiab])469
#14Search #1 or #2 or #3 or #4 or #5 or #6 or #7 or #8 or #9 or #10 or #11 or #12 or #1317740
#15Search "Steroids"[Mesh] OR oral steroid*665533
#16Search nasal*[tiab] AND (topical steroid*[tiab])226
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#18Search "ear popper"[tiab] OR manual therap*[tiab]1042
#19Search autoinflation[tiab]50
#20Search pressure equalization tube*[tiab]58
#21Search "Adenoidectomy"[Mesh] OR adenoidectom*[tiab]3977
#22Search "Middle Ear Ventilation"[Mesh] OR tympanostomy[tiab] OR ((middle[tiab] AND (ear*[tiab] OR tympanic[tiab])) AND tube*[tiab])4226
#23Search grommet*[tiab]448
#24Search ventilation tube*[tiab]807
#25Search "Tonsillectomy"[Mesh] OR tonsillectomy[tiab]8769
#26Search "Leukotriene Antagonists/therapeutic use"[Mesh] OR "Leukotriene Antagonists" [Pharmacological Action]4122
#27Search "Acetates/therapeutic use"[Mesh]2860
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#30Search myringotomy[tiab]1085
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#34Search tubulation[tiab]272
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#38Search "Diet, Carbohydrate-Restricted"[Mesh]600
#39Search "Diet, Fat-Restricted"[Mesh]2439
#40Search "Dairy Products"[Mesh]67792
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