Inhaled steroids vs systemic corticosteroids: Death or BPD (28 days)
Inhaled steroids showed no clear difference in death or BPD at 28 days compared with systemic corticosteroids (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Inhaled steroids vs systemic corticosteroids Death or BPD at 28 days · Preterm neonates with respiratory distress Inhaled steroids showed no clear difference in death or BPD at 28 days compared with systemic corticosteroids (low certainty). Inhaled versus systemic corticosteroids for preventing bronchopulmonary dysplasia in ventilated very low… (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.05 [0.93, 1.2] | 2 studies · 294 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inhaled versus systemic corticosteroids for preventing bronchopulmonary dysplasia in ventilated very low birth weight preterm neonates 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.