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Pharmacologic and surgical therapies for patients with Meniere’s disease: A systematic review and network meta-analysis
Ahmadzai N, Cheng W, Kilty S, Esmaeilisaraji L, Wolfe D, Bonaparte J, Schramm D, Fitzpatrick E, Lin V, Skidmore B, Hutton B. Pharmacologic and surgical therapies for patients with Meniere’s disease: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0237523. PMID: 32870918, PMCID: PMC7462264, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBetahistineGentamicinsHearingHumansMeniere DiseaseSteroidsTreatment OutcomeVasodilator AgentsConceptsComplete vertigo controlEndolymphatic sac decompressionRandomized clinical trialsEndolymphatic duct blockageIT steroidsVertigo controlMeniere's diseaseIT gentamicinSurgical interventionSystematic reviewKey patient outcomesHigh cumulative dosageBest treatment optionSensorineural hearing lossEDB groupESD groupAural fullnessIntratympanic gentamicinSteroid injectionVertigo attacksHead trialsHearing preservationSurgical therapyCochrane LibraryCumulative dosage
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Pharmacologic and surgical therapies for patients with Meniere’s disease: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ahmadzai N, Cheng W, Wolfe D, Bonaparte J, Schramm D, Fitzpatrick E, Lin V, Skidmore B, Esmaeilisaraji L, Kilty S, Hutton B. Pharmacologic and surgical therapies for patients with Meniere’s disease: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews 2019, 8: 341. PMID: 31888735, PMCID: PMC6937806, DOI: 10.1186/s13643-019-1195-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensorineural hearing lossMeniere's diseaseQuality of lifeSystematic reviewHearing-related disabilitySeverity of vertigoAttacks of vertigoIntractable Meniere's diseaseKey clinical trialsIntensity of tinnitusPre-specified eligibility criteriaCause of disabilityClinical treatment strategiesPlanned systematic reviewElectronic search strategyOptimal clinical treatment strategiesMedical information specialistBackgroundHearing lossVertigo attacksCochrane riskSurgical therapyBias toolSurgical interventionCochrane LibraryFuture trials