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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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Appendix HAcronyms

ABG

Air-Bone Gap

AHRQ

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

AOM

acute otitis media

CAM

complementary and alternative medicine

CI

confidence interval

CINAHL

Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature

CDLM

contact diode laser for myringotomy

CER

comparative effectiveness review

CT

computed tomography

dB

decibals

EHC

effective health care

EMBASE

Excerpta Medica Database

ENT

Ear, Nose and Throat

EPC

Evidence-based practice center

FU

follow-up

G

group

HL

hearing level

KQ

key question

MA

meta-analysis

MEE

middle ear effusion

MeSH

medical subject headings

mos

months

MA

meta-analysis

NA

not applicable

NICE

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

NIDCD

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

NRCT

nonrandomized controlled trial

NR

not reported

ns

not significant

OME

otitis media with effusion

PE

pressure equalization

PICOTS

populations, interventions, comparators, outcomes, timeframes, and settings

PRISMA

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analyses

PTA

pure-tone audiometry

RCT

randomized controlled trial

RR

relative risk

SIP

scientific information packet

SOE

strength of evidence

SR

systematic review

SRT

speech recognition threshold

TEP

technical expert panel

TM

tympanic membrane

TT

tympanostomy tubes

VT

ventilation tube

WW

watchful waiting

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