Question · asked by 1 review
Adjunctive corticosteroids vs no such treatment: Need for mechanical ventilation
- Population
- patients with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia and HIV infection
- Intervention
- Adjunctive corticosteroids
- Comparison
- no such treatment
- Outcome
- Need for mechanical ventilation
Adjunctive corticosteroids probably leads to lower need for mechanical ventilation at 1 month compared with no such treatment (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Adjunctive corticosteroids vs no such treatment Need for mechanical ventilation at 1 month · patients with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia and HIV infection Adjunctive corticosteroids probably leads to lower need for mechanical ventilation at 1 month compared with no such treatment (moderate certainty). Adjunctive corticosteroids for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with HIV infection (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.38 [0.2, 0.73] | 3 studies · 388 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjunctive corticosteroids for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with HIV infection 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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