Adverse events · adults with advanced cancer and cancer‐related fatigue
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · patients with sore throat
Corticosteroids showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · patients with acute sinusitis
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events · adults with advanced cancer and cancer‐related fatigue
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · adults with cancer‐related breathlessness (dyspnoea)
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse eventsb · sudden sensorineural hearing loss
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse events · adults with a confirmed diagnosis of mild COVID‐19, of whom only 10% (219/2132) participants had received ≥ 1 vaccination
Inhaled corticosteroids plus standard care showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with standard care (with or without placebo) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Number of participants experiencing any serious adverse events · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Withdrawals due to adverse events · inactive EoE patients
Corticosteroids may leads to lower withdrawals due to adverse events 12 to 50 weeks compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Withdrawals due to adverse events · active EoE patients
Corticosteroids may leads to lower withdrawals due to adverse events (2 to 12 weeks) compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events (dichotomous data) ‐ shock · critically ill patients
Corticosteroids showed no clear difference in serious adverse events (dichotomous data) ‐ shock compared with placebo compared (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Other adverse events · adults and children > 12 with non‐allergic rhinitis
Intranasal corticosteroids showed no clear difference in other adverse events compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events (dichotomous data) ‐ serious infection · critically ill patients
Corticosteroids showed no clear difference in serious adverse events (dichotomous data) ‐ serious infection compared with placebo compared (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events (continuous data) ‐ blood glucose (mg/dL) on day 7 · critically ill patients
1 finding from 1 review
Number of participants with adverse events ‐ superinfection (up to longest · children and adults with sepsis
Corticosteroids showed no clear difference in number of participants with adverse events ‐ superinfection (up to… compared with placebo or usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Number of participants with adverse events ‐ muscle weakness (up to longest · children and adults with sepsis
Corticosteroids leads to higher number of participants with adverse events ‐ muscle weakness (up to… compared with placebo or usual care (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects requiring withdrawal/discontinuation of study medication · people with nerve damage (6 to 24 months' duration) in leprosy
Corticosteroids showed no clear difference in adverse events Assessed as adverse events requiring withdrawal of… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events (dichotomous data) ‐ suspected or probable pneumonia · critically ill patients
Corticosteroids showed no clear difference in serious adverse events (dichotomous data) ‐ suspected or probable… compared with placebo compared (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events · Ménière’s disease
It is very uncertain whether intratympanic corticosteroids changes serious adverse events compared with placebo/no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events Assessed as: occurrence of one or more major adverse events requiring withdrawal of treatment · people with nerve damage (< 6 months' duration) in leprosy
Corticosteroids showed no clear difference in adverse events Assessed as: occurrence of one or more major adverse… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review