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Table 3.1.3 continuedAuthorYearReferenceCountryStudydesignPatientpopulationInterventionControlParadise et al1999[75]USAParadise et al1990[74]USARCT n=304Age: 3–15 yearsAOM rate:>3 episodes/6 or 4 episodes/12 monthsor SOM>6 episodes/12 months no prior VTRCT n=99Age: 1–15 yearsInclusion criterium:AOM>3 episodes/6 months orSOM>6 episodes/12 monthsRecurrent OM after priorVT extrusionn=114. Reference group thatrefused consent and were treatedaccording to parents’ preferencesAD: n=100Adenotonsillectomy: n=103Control: n=101Ad: n=52Control: n=47Ad = Adenoidectomy; AOM = Acute otitis media; ns = Not significant; OM = Otitis media;SOM = Secretory otitis media; VT = Ventilation tube102Rörbehandling vid inflammation i mellanörat