First Author | Year | Intervention type | Study type | Region of origin | Sample size | Age of included population |
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Haller Jr, [37] | 1973 | Surgical | RCT | NA | 43 | 0 to 14 years |
Bates [38] | 1974 | Antibiotic | RCT | Europe | 38 | 0 to 9 years |
Fowler [39] | 1975 | Antibiotic | RCT | Australasia | 69 | ‘children’ |
Sherman [40] | 1976 | Surgical | RCT | NA | 79 | 13 month to 16 years |
Giacomantonio [41] | 1982 | Antibiotic | RCT | NA | 42 | ‘pediatric age range’ |
Hutchinson [42] | 1983 | Antibiotic | RCT | Europe | 133 | 16 month to 15 years |
King [43] | 1983 | Antibiotic | RCT | NA | 64 | <18 years |
Foster [14] | 1987 | Antibiotic | RCT | Europe | 100 | 5 to 14 years |
Gutierrez [44] | 1987 | Antibiotic | RCT | Europe | 100 | <10 years |
Thomson [45] | 1987 | Antibiotic | RCT | Europe | 84 | 4 to 13 years |
McAllister [46] | 1988 | Antibiotic | RCT | Europe | 401 | ‘children’ |
Schmitt [47] | 1989 | Antibiotic | RCT | Europe | 64 | 6 months to 15 years |
Kooi [48] | 1990 | Antibiotic | RCT | Asia | 100 | <13 years |
Meller [49] | 1991 | Antibiotic | RCT | NA | 59 | 2 to 15 years |
Pokorny [50] | 1991 | Antibiotic | RCT | NA | 95 | 2 to 12 years |
Schropp [51] | 1991 | Antibiotic | RCT | NA | 97 | <18 years |
Kizilcan [52] | 1992 | Antibiotic | RCT | Europe | 100 | 0 to 15 years |
Tsang [53] | 1992 | Surgical | RCT | Asia | 63 | 2 to 12 years |
Uhari [54] | 1992 | Antibiotic | RCT | Europe | 218 | 2.5 to 16.8 years |
Banani [55] | 1995 | Antibiotic | RCT | Asia | 246 | 4 to 15 years |
Soderquist-Elinder [56] | 1995 | Antibiotic | RCT | Europe | 544 | ‘children’ |
Toki [57] | 1995 | Surgical | RCT | Asia | 53 | 2 to 14 years |
Lejus [27] | 1996 | Surgical | RCT | Europe | 63 | 8 to 15 years |
Ciftci [58] | 1997 | Antibiotic | RCT | Europe | 200 | 1 to 16 years |
Banani [59] | 1999 | Antibiotic | RCT | Asia | 1083 | 4 to 15 years |
Gorecki [60] | 2001 | Antibiotic | RCT | Europe | 152 | ‘children’ |
Lavonius [61] | 2001 | Surgical | RCT | Europe | 43 | 7 to 15 years |
Lintula [62] | 2001 | Surgical | RCT | Europe | 61 | 4 to 15 years |
Rice [63] | 2001 | Antibiotic | RCT | NA | 26 | 5 to 18 years |
Shalaby [64] | 2001 | Surgical | RCT | Africa | 150 | 7 to 14 years |
Lintula [65] | 2002 | Surgical | RCT | Europe | 25 | 4 to 15 years |
Little [66] | 2002 | Surgical | RCT | NA | 129 | 1 to 16 years |
Tander [67] | 2003 | Surgical | RCT | Europe | 140 | Mean 7.1 year |
Lintula [68] | 2004 | Surgical | RCT | Europe | 87 | 4 to 15 years |
Oka [69] | 2004 | Surgical | RCT | NA | 517 | Mean 10.7 years |
Snelling [70] | 2004 | Antibiotic | SR | NA | 2284 | <21 years |
Andersen [19] | 2005 | Antibiotic | SR | NA | NR | ‘children’ |
Henry [71] | 2005 | Surgical | SR | NA | 107 | ‘children’ |
Schneider [72] | 2005 | Antibiotic | RCT | Europe | 27 | Mean 10.3 years |
Aziz [73] | 2006 | Surgical | SR | NA | 6,477 | ‘children’ |
Malik [34] | 2007 | Surgical | RCT | Asia | 120 | 3 to 18 years |
Padankatti [74] | 2008 | Surgical | RCT | Asia | 30 | 2 to 14 years |
St Peter [1] | 2008 | Antibiotic | RCT | NA | 100 | Mean 8.6 years |
Fraser [75] | 2010 | Antibiotic | RCT | NA | 102 | Mean 9.9 years |
Pauniaho [76] | 2010 | Surgical | RCT | Europe | 198 | 4 to 18 years |
Saha [77] | 2010 | Surgical | RCT | Asia | 60 | <12 years |
Sauerland [20] | 2010 | Surgical | SR | NA | 542 | ‘children’ |
St Peter[24] | 2010 | Surgical | RCT | NA | 40 | <18 years |
Blakely [22] | 2011 | Surgical | RCT | NA | 131 | <18 years |
Perez [78] | 2011 | Antibiotic | RCT | CA | 100 | 2 to 12 years |
Romero [35] | 2011 | Antibiotic | RCT | Europe | 49 | 5 to 15 years |
Schurman [23] | 2011 | Surgical | RCT | NA | 40 | <18 years |
St Peter [26] | 2011 | Surgical | RCT | NA | 360 | <18 years |
Esposito [79] | 2012 | Surgical | SR | NA | 123,628 | 0 to 18 years |
Markar [80] | 2012 | Surgical | SR | Europe | 107,624 | ‘children’ |
Myers [21] | 2012 | Surgical | RCT | NA | 131 | <18 years |
St Peter [81] | 2012 | Surgical | RCT | NA | 220 | <18 years |
Yu [82] | 2013 | Surgical | RCT | Australasia | 190 | 8 to 14 years |
Dalgic [83] | 2013 | Antibiotic | RCT | Europe | 107 | 3 months to 17 years |
Gasior [25] | 2013 | Surgical | RCT | NA | 198 | <18 years |
Li [84] | 2013 | Surgical | SR | Asia | 873 | children >1 year |
Nataraja [85] | 2013 | Surgical | SR | Europe | 22,060 | <18 years |
Perez [86] | 2013 | Surgical | RCT | NA | 50 | 2.9 to 15.7 years |