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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

2,234 questions · 2,325 findings · 216 reviews · Airways

No studies found 249 · 10.7%GRADE not reported 107 · 4.6%Very low 276 · 11.9%Low 751 · 32.3%Moderate 718 · 30.9%High 224 · 9.6%

Macrolides vs placebo

Exacerbation frequency · children with bronchiectasis

Macrolides may leads to lower exacerbation frequency compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Macrolides vs placebo

Hospitalisation (any cause) · children with bronchiectasis

Macrolides showed no clear difference in hospitalisation: all‐cause compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Macrolides vs placebo

Serious adverse events · children with bronchiectasis

Macrolides showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Macrolides vs placebo

Hospitalisation (any cause) · adults with bronchiectasis

Macrolides showed no clear difference in hospitalisation: all cause compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Macrolides vs placebo

Serious adverse events · adults with bronchiectasis

Macrolides showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Macrolides vs placebo

Quality of life: 1a. Average endpoint scores on various scales (MSQoL‐54, high = good) ‐ short term · adults with bronchiectasis
1 finding from 1 review

Macrolides vs no intervention

Exacerbations (number of people experiencing ≥ 1 exacerbations) · adults with bronchiectasis

Macrolides showed no clear difference in ≥ 1 exacerbation compared with no intervention (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral + inhaled dual therapy vs oral monotherapy

Successful treatment of exacerbation: number of participants cured. Outcome assessed on day 42 · bronchiectasis

It is very uncertain whether oral + inhaled dual therapy changes successful treatment of exacerbation: number of participants cured.… compared with oral monotherapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral + inhaled dual therapy vs oral monotherapy

Successful treatment of exacerbation: number of participants with P aeruginosa eradication. Outcome assessed on day 21 · bronchiectasis

It is very uncertain whether oral + inhaled dual therapy changes successful treatment of exacerbation: number of participants with P… compared with oral monotherapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review