Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 4 findings · 3 reviews

No studies found 1 · 25%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 50%Moderate 1 · 25%High 0 · 0%

All‐cause mortality · Adults with COPD

Statins showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Statins versus placebo for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.03 [0.61, 1.74]
2 studies · 952 participants
Low

Late all‐cause mortality ( > 3 months · adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacological agents for adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Early all‐cause mortality (≤ 3 months) Reported at: 28 days; 60 days; and during hospital stay · adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Statins showed no clear difference in early all‐cause mortality (≤ 3 months) Reported at: 60 days; and… compared with control (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacological agents for adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.99 [0.78, 1.26]
3 studies · 1344 participants
Moderate

All‐cause mortality · participants with improving outcomes during and after noncardiac vascular surgery.

Perioperative statins showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review