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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

63 questions · 64 findings · 11 reviews

No studies found 2 · 3.1%GRADE not reported 4 · 6.3%Very low 12 · 18.8%Low 29 · 45.3%Moderate 17 · 26.6%High 0 · 0%

Inhaled steroids vs systemic steroids

Systolic blood pressure > 95th percentile at 7 years · Neonates with developing BPD

Inhaled steroids showed no clear difference in systolic blood pressure > 95th percentile at 7 years compared with systemic steroids (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Early inhaled steroids (< 2 weeks) vs placebo (among all randomised)

Oxygen requirement at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age · very low birth weight preterm neonates

Early inhaled steroids (< 2 weeks) showed no clear difference in CLD at 36 weeks' PMA oxygen dependency at 36 weeks' PMA compared with placebo (among all randomised) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Early inhaled steroids (< 2 weeks) vs placebo (among all randomised)

Death by, or CLD at, 36 weeks' PMA Death or oxygen dependency at 36 weeks' PMA · very low birth weight preterm neonates

Early inhaled steroids (< 2 weeks) probably leads to lower death by, or CLD at, 36 weeks' PMA Death or oxygen dependency at 36… compared with placebo (among all randomised) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review