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Clinical practice guidelines for acute otitis media in children: a systematic review and appraisal of European national guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To appraise European guidelines for acute otitis media (AOM) in children, including methodological quality, level of evidence (LoE), astrength of recommendations (SoR), and consideration of antibiotic stewardship.

Design

Systematic review of the literature.

Data sources

Three-pronged search of (1) databases: Medline, Embase, Cochrane library, Guidelines International Network and Trip Medical Database; (2) websites of European national paediatric associations and (3) contact of European experts. Data were collected between January 2017 and February 2018.

Eligibility criteria

National guidelines of European countries for the clinical management of AOM in children aged <16 years.

Data extraction and synthesis

Data were extracted using tables constructed by the research team. Guidelines were graded using AGREE II criteria. LoE and SoR were compared. Guidelines were assessed for principles of antibiotic stewardship.

Results

AOM guidelines were obtained from 17 or the 32 countries in the European Union or European Free Trade Area. The mean AGREE II score was ?41% across most domains. Diagnosis of AOM was based on similar signs and symptoms. The most common indication for antibiotics was tympanic membrane perforation/otorrhoea (14/15; 93%). The majority (15/17; 88%) recommended a watchful waiting approach to antibiotics. Amoxicillin was the most common first-line antibiotic (14/17; 82%). Recommended treatment duration varied from 5 to 10 days. Seven countries advocated high-dose (75-90?mg/kg/day) and five low-dose (30-60?mg/kg/day) amoxicillin. Less than 60% of guidelines used a national or international scale system to rate level of evidence to support recommendations. Under half of the guidelines (7/17; 41%) referred to country-specific microbiological and antibiotic resistance data.

Conclusions

Guidelines for managing AOM were similar across European countries. Guideline quality was mostly weak, and it often did not refer to country-specific antibiotic resistance patterns. Coordinating efforts to produce a core guideline which can then be adapted by each country may help improve overall quality and contribute to tackling antibiotic resistance.

SUBMITTER: Suzuki HG

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7228535 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Clinical practice guidelines for acute otitis media in children: a systematic review and appraisal of European national guidelines.

Suzuki Hijiri G HG Dewez Juan Emmanuel JE Nijman Ruud G RG Yeung Shunmay S

BMJ open 20200505 5

<h4>Objectives</h4>To appraise European guidelines for acute otitis media (AOM) in children, including methodological quality, level of evidence (LoE), astrength of recommendations (SoR), and consideration of antibiotic stewardship.<h4>Design</h4>Systematic review of the literature.<h4>Data sources</h4>Three-pronged search of (1) databases: Medline, Embase, Cochrane library, Guidelines International Network and Trip Medical Database; (2) websites of European national paediatric associations and ...[more]

PMID: 32371515

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Clinical practice guidelines for acute otitis media in children: a systematic review and appraisal of European national guidelines.

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