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Table 3.3.2 continuedAuthorYearReferenceCountryStudydesignPatientpopulationInterventionControlWalker1997[116]AustralienRCTOpenn=141Age: 0.7–11.6 years(mean 3.6 years)SOM, rAOM, tympanicmembrane retractionShepard, Shah or Sheehytube placed anterosuperiorin one ear, opposite earanteroinferior106 right ears:superior 49inferior 57106 left ears:superior 57inferior 49Hampton et al1996[118]IrelandRCTOpenRandomisedearsn=121Age: 9 months–10 years3 monthsSOM218 ears, anterior in one ear,posterior in oppositeArmstrong tubePearson et al1996[119]United KingdomRCTRandomisationbetweenearsn=190Age: 1.5–41.5 years(mean 6.3 years)SOMTopical eardrops perop +3 x 3 for 5 days: n=165 earsNo treatment: n=165 earsJamal1995[123]SaudiArabiaCCT72 patientsAge: 4–10 years exceptfour patients who wereolder than 20 yearsSOMVT + Otrivin nasal vasoconstrictor,5–10 dropspre-operatively: 32 patients(60 ears)VT only: 40 patients(76 ears)142Rörbehandling vid inflammation i mellanörat