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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

63 questions · 64 findings · 28 reviews

No studies found 12 · 18.8%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 26 · 40.6%Low 13 · 20.3%Moderate 8 · 12.5%High 5 · 7.8%

Intratympanic plus systemic corticosteroids (combined therapy) vs systemic corticosteroids alone

Adverse eventsb · sudden sensorineural hearing loss

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

2 findings from 1 review

High‐dose corticosteroids vs moderate‐dose or no corticosteroids

Serious adverse events · adults with metastatic extradural spinal cord compression (without peptic ulceration or infection; mixed prognosis)

High‐dose corticosteroids probably leads to higher serious adverse events compared with moderate‐dose or no corticosteroids (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Corticosteroids vs placebo or usual care

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

Corticosteroids vs placebo

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