Corticosteroid related adverse events · the woman
1 finding from 1 review
Vomiting ‐ intraoperative · women undergoing regional anaesthesia for caesarean section
It is very uncertain whether corticosteroids changes vomiting ‐ intraoperative compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Nausea · women undergoing regional anaesthesia for caesarean section
Corticosteroids probably leads to lower nausea ‐ postoperative compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Vomiting ‐ postoperative · women undergoing regional anaesthesia for caesarean section
Corticosteroids may leads to lower vomiting ‐ postoperative compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Severe nausea 48 hours · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
Corticosteroids may leads to higher severe nausea 48 hours compared with promethazine (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Severe nausea 17th day · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
It is very uncertain whether corticosteroids changes severe nausea 17th day compared with promethazine (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Vomiting · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
It is very uncertain whether corticosteroids changes episodes of vomiting 48 hours compared with promethazine (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Intervention side effects: drowsiness 48hrs and 3‐10 days · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
Corticosteroids showed no clear difference in intervention side effects: drowsiness 48hrs and 3‐10 days compared with promethazine (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Perinatal mortality · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
Corticosteroids showed no clear difference in stillbirth and neonatal death compared with promethazine (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Preterm birth · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
Corticosteroids showed no clear difference in preterm birth compared with promethazine (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of hospital admission (days) · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Length of hospital stay · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
1 finding from 1 review
Pregnancy complications · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
It is very uncertain whether corticosteroids changes pregnancy complications compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Spontaneous abortion · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
It is very uncertain whether corticosteroids changes spontaneous abortion compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Perinatal mortality · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
It is very uncertain whether corticosteroids changes stillbirth and neonatal death compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Congenital abnormalities · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
It is very uncertain whether corticosteroids changes congenital abnormalities compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Side effects · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
It is very uncertain whether corticosteroids changes intervention side effects compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Preterm birth · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
It is very uncertain whether corticosteroids changes preterm birth compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Severity, reduction or cessation in nausea/vomiting 2. Number of episodes of emesis 3. Quality of life outcomes · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Maternal death · women at risk of preterm birth
Maternal outcomes: corticosteroids showed no clear difference in maternal death compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.19 [0.36, 3.89]
Studies not reported
Moderate