Risk factors associated with the development of chronic suppurative otitis media in children: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Elliot Heward Haroon SaeedSebastian BateAzita RajaiJohn MolloyRachel IsbaDarren M AshcroftAlastair D HayJaya R NichaniIain A Bruce

Published in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2023)

Optimal management of risk factors associated with CSOM development will help reduce the burden of disease and prevent disease progression or recurrence. The current quality of evidence in the literature is variable and heterogeneous. Future studies should aim to use standardised classification systems to define risk factors to allow meta-analysis.

Keyphrases

systematic review
risk factors
case control
machine learning
young adults
deep learning
meta analyses
current status