Length of hospital stay · adults with uncomplicated appendicitis
It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes length of hospital stay (days) compared with surgery (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pain ‐ pain at 2 to 3 days · children with acute otitis media
Antibiotics leads to lower pain ‐ pain at 2 to 3 days compared with placebo (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pain ‐ pain at 4 to 7 days · children with acute otitis media
Antibiotics showed no clear difference in pain ‐ pain at 4 to 7 days compared with placebo (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pain ‐ pain at 10 to 12 days · children with acute otitis media
Antibiotics probably leads to lower pain ‐ pain at 10 to 12 days compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Sore throat · patients with sore throat
Antibiotics probably leads to lower sore throat: day 3 compared with control (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Fever · patients with sore throat
Antibiotics showed no clear difference in fever: day 3 compared with control (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Headache · patients with sore throat
Antibiotics leads to lower headache: day 3 compared with control (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Otitis media · patients with sore throat
Antibiotics leads to lower otitis media (within 14 days, clinical diagnosis) compared with control (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Symptom score at 10 days. Measured on a 7‐point scale (0 to 6) ; lower score denotes fewer symptoms · acute asthma exacerbation
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events Duration 3 days to 3 weeks · acute asthma exacerbation
Antibiotics showed no clear difference in serious adverse events Duration 3 days to 3 weeks compared with placebo or usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Length of hospital stay · acute asthma exacerbation
1 finding from 1 review
PEFR (GIV) Duration 10 days · acute asthma exacerbation
1 finding from 1 review
Length of stay (inpatients only) · exacerbations of COPD
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of hospital stay (days) ‐ ICU patients · exacerbations of COPD
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of confirmed sepsis in first 28 days · symptomatic neonates born through meconium‐stained amniotic fluid
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of oxygen therapy (hours) · symptomatic neonates born through meconium‐stained amniotic fluid
1 finding from 1 review
Length of hospital stay · symptomatic neonates born through meconium‐stained amniotic fluid
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of confirmed sepsis in first 28 days · asymptomatic neonates born through meconium‐stained amniotic fluid
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of oxygen therapy (hours) · asymptomatic neonates born through meconium‐stained amniotic fluid
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal postpartum hospital stay (days) · women in labor with management of intra‐amniotic infection
1 finding from 1 review