Table 1d.
Main outcome measures in studies with a follow-up period of minimum 12 months
| Publication | Valsalva positive (%, preoperatively → postoperatively) | Tympanometry type (%, preoperatively → postoperatively) | Oto(micro)scopy (%, preoperatively → postoperatively) | Tubomanometry (%, preoperatively → postoperatively) | ETS (mean value, preoperatively → postoperatively) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvola et al., 2014 [8] | 0 → 80, p<0.0001 | A: 2 → 56 C: 24 → 15 B: 15 → 0 Open: 59 → 29 p<0.0001 |
Normal: 0 → 90 Effusion: 93 → 2 Retraction/atelectasis: 7 → 7 p<0.0001 |
NR | NR |
| Schröder et al., 2015 [10] | NR | NR | NR | Included in ETS | 1 year ago: 3.13 → 5.75, p≤0.001 2 years ago: 2.65 → 6.26, p≤0.001 3 years ago: 2.36 → 5.27, p≤0.05 |
| Dalchow et al., 2016 [9] | NR | Included in ETS | NR | Included in ETS | 2.23 → 2.68, p<0.05 (own ETS scale of 1–4) |
| Xiong et al., 2016 [11] | 0 → 98, p<0.05 | A:74 → 98 C: 26 → 2, p<0.05 B: 0 → 0 |
Normal: 100 → 100 | R<1: 30 mbar: 36 → 79, p<0.05 40 mbar: 43 → 86, p<0.05 50 mbar: 50 → 90, p<0.05 |
3.3 → 7.9, p<0.05 |
| Leichtle et al., 2017 [2] | 28 → 88 | A: 14 → 50 C: 16 → 13* B: 56 → 26 |
NR | 50 mbar: R<1: 19 → 47 R=0: 51 → 15 |
NR |
p-values taken from publications, if given.
*
, numbers estimated from a figure. ETS, Eustachian Tube Score; NR, not reported.