Macrolides vs placebo: Severe exacerbations (requiring ED visits or systemic steroids, or both) Number of people having ≥ 1 exacerbations requiring an ED visit or systemic steroids, or both. Classification varied across studies. Weighted mean study duration: 35 weeks
Macrolides probably leads to lower severe exacerbations (requiring ED visits or systemic steroids, or… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Macrolides vs placebo Severe exacerbations (requiring ED visits or systemic steroids, or both) Number of people having ≥ 1 exacerbations requiring an ED visit or systemic steroids, or both. Classification varied across studies. Weighted mean study duration: 35 weeks · adults and children with chronic asthma Macrolides probably leads to lower severe exacerbations (requiring ED visits or systemic steroids, or… compared with placebo (moderate certainty). Macrolides versus placebo for chronic asthma (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Rate ratio 0.65 [0.53, 0.8] | 4 studies · 640 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macrolides versus placebo for chronic asthma 2021 · 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
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