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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

415 questions · 442 findings · 58 reviews

No studies found 70 · 15.8%GRADE not reported 19 · 4.3%Very low 99 · 22.4%Low 137 · 31%Moderate 86 · 19.5%High 31 · 7%

Intranasal corticosteroids vs placebo

Health outcomes Peak expiratory flow readings (higher readings indicate better peak flow) · adults and children > 12 with non‐allergic rhinitis

It is very uncertain whether intranasal corticosteroids changes objective measurement of airflow: peak flow rate (expiratory) compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Adjunctive corticosteroids vs no such treatment

Need for mechanical ventilation · 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).

1 finding from 1 review

Antivirals plus corticosteroids vs corticosteroids plus placebo or no treatment

Incomplete recovery at end of study № of participants: 766 (3 RCTs) · Bell's palsy

Antivirals plus corticosteroids showed no clear difference in incomplete recovery at end of study № of participants: 766 (3 RCTs) compared with corticosteroids plus placebo or no treatment (AS versus OS) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review