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Quality of life improvement in children with otitis media with effusion post ventilation tube insertion

A prospective cohort study

Abdullah S. Alkhaldi, Lama M. AlSahli, Sultan A. Al-Ibraheem, Muataz H. Alhashem and Fahad A. Al-Saab
Saudi Medical Journal February 2025, 46 (2) 171-174; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2025.46.2.20240893
Abdullah S. Alkhaldi
From the Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Department (Alkhaldi, Alhashem, Al-Saab), King Abdulaziz Medical City-National Guard; from the Department of Research (Alkhaldi, Alhashem, Al-Saab) King Abdullah International Medical Research Center; from the College of Medicine (AlSahli,), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; and from the College of Medicine (Al-Ibraheem), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Lama M. AlSahli
From the Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Department (Alkhaldi, Alhashem, Al-Saab), King Abdulaziz Medical City-National Guard; from the Department of Research (Alkhaldi, Alhashem, Al-Saab) King Abdullah International Medical Research Center; from the College of Medicine (AlSahli,), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; and from the College of Medicine (Al-Ibraheem), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Sultan A. Al-Ibraheem
From the Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Department (Alkhaldi, Alhashem, Al-Saab), King Abdulaziz Medical City-National Guard; from the Department of Research (Alkhaldi, Alhashem, Al-Saab) King Abdullah International Medical Research Center; from the College of Medicine (AlSahli,), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; and from the College of Medicine (Al-Ibraheem), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Muataz H. Alhashem
From the Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Department (Alkhaldi, Alhashem, Al-Saab), King Abdulaziz Medical City-National Guard; from the Department of Research (Alkhaldi, Alhashem, Al-Saab) King Abdullah International Medical Research Center; from the College of Medicine (AlSahli,), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; and from the College of Medicine (Al-Ibraheem), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Fahad A. Al-Saab
From the Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Department (Alkhaldi, Alhashem, Al-Saab), King Abdulaziz Medical City-National Guard; from the Department of Research (Alkhaldi, Alhashem, Al-Saab) King Abdullah International Medical Research Center; from the College of Medicine (AlSahli,), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; and from the College of Medicine (Al-Ibraheem), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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    Table 1

    - Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants.

    VariablesMean (SD)Median (IQR)
    Age6.1 (2.5)6 (4, 8)
    Height (cm)104 (21.74)104 (86, 122)
    Weight (Kg)21 (11.43)19.4 (13.8, 28)
    BMI19.94 (12.01)15.71 (14, 21.18)

    BMI: body mass index

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      Table 2

      - Comparison of total OM-6 scores pre and post-surgery.

      VariableBefore surgeryAfter surgeryP-value
      OM-6 scoreMedian (IQR)16 (12, 21)7 (6, 7)<0.001
      Mean (SD)16.42 (6.41)6.87 (1.02)

      OM-6: Otitis Media 6-Item (OM-6) questionnaire, IQR: Interquartile range; SD: Standard deviation

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        Table 3

        - Comparison of OM-6 scores separately pre and post-surgery.

        OM-6 scoreBefore surgeryAfter surgeryP-value
        Physical
        Median (IQR)3 (2, 5)1 (1, 1)<0.001
        Mean (SD)3.54±1.861.13±0.33
        Hearing
        Median (IQR)4.5 (2, 6)1 (1, 1)<0.001
        Mean (SD)4.12±2.031.21±0.48
        Speech
        Median (IQR)1 (1, 3)1 (1, 1)<0.001
        Mean (SD)2.24±1.801.15±0.35
        Emotional
        Median (IQR)1 (1, 5)1 (1, 1)<0.001
        Mean (SD)2.78±2.241.05±0.22
        Activity
        Median (IQR)1 (1, 4)1 (1, 1)<0.001
        Mean (SD)2.55±1.921.14±0.35
        Caregiver
        Median (IQR)1 (1, 1)1 (1, 1)--------
        Mean (SD)1.19±0.44)1.19±0.44)

        OM-6: Otitis Media 6-Item (OM-6) questionnaire, IQR: interquartile range, SD: standard deviation

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