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607 questions · 641 findings · 77 reviews

No studies found 114 · 17.8%GRADE not reported 25 · 3.9%Very low 170 · 26.5%Low 175 · 27.3%Moderate 123 · 19.2%High 34 · 5.3%

Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids vs usual care

Neonatal death (death within the first 28 days of life) · women at risk of preterm birth

Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids probably leads to higher neonatal death before 28 days (at population level) compared with routine (usual) care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids vs usual care

Stillbirth · women at risk of preterm birth

Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids probably leads to higher stillbirth (at population level) compared with routine (usual) care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids vs usual care

Appropriate ACS treatment (women) · women at risk of preterm birth

Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids may leads to higher appropriate ACS treatment (women) compared with routine (usual) care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids vs usual care

Inappropriate ACS treatment (women) · women at risk of preterm birth

Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids may leads to higher inappropriate ACS treatment (women) compared with routine (usual) care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids vs usual care

Maternal infection or inflammation (at population level) · women at risk of preterm birth

Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids may leads to higher maternal infection or inflammation (at population level) compared with routine (usual) care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids vs usual care

Maternal death · women at risk of preterm birth

Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids showed no clear difference in maternal mortality (at population level) compared with routine (usual) care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Corticosteroids vs control

Infectious complications · people with inflammatory bowel disease

It is very uncertain whether risk of postoperative infectious complications: corticosteroids changes overall infectious complications within 30 days of surgery compared with control (very low certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Corticosteroids vs control

Incisional infections and wound dehiscence within 30 days of surgery · people with inflammatory bowel disease

It is very uncertain whether risk of postoperative infectious complications: corticosteroids changes incisional infections and wound dehiscence within 30 days of surgery compared with control (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Corticosteroids vs control

Intra‐abdominal infectious complications within 30 days of surgery · people with inflammatory bowel disease

It is very uncertain whether risk of postoperative infectious complications: corticosteroids changes intra‐abdominal infectious complications within 30 days of surgery compared with control (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Corticosteroids vs control

Extra‐abdominal infections within 30 days of surgery · people with inflammatory bowel disease

It is very uncertain whether risk of postoperative infectious complications: corticosteroids changes extra‐abdominal infections within 30 days of surgery compared with control (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic corticosteroids plus intranasal steroid/mucolytic/decongestant vs no intervention

Psychophysical testing for recovery of sense of smell · adults with olfactory dysfunction for ≥ 4 weeks following COVID‐19 infection

It is very uncertain whether systemic corticosteroids plus intranasal… changes psychophysical testing for recovery of sense of smell compared with no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Depot corticosteroids (systemic; 40 mg methylprednisolone IM every 3 weeks for 27 weeks) vs placebo injection

Mean number of oral ulcers · People with Behcet's disease with a history of recurrent oral aphthous-type (RAS-type) ulcers diagnosed clinically; primary care

Depot corticosteroids (systemic; 40 mg methylprednisolone IM every 3… showed no clear difference in mean number of oral ulcers compared with placebo (saline IM injection); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic interventions (aciclovir, thalidomide, corticosteroids, rebamipide, etanercept, colchicine, interferon-alpha) vs placebo

Safety of the intervention (adverse effects) · People with Behcet's disease with a history of recurrent oral aphthous-type (RAS-type) ulcers diagnosed clinically; primary care
1 finding from 1 review
  • SoF 2 (systemic interventions vs placebo), grouped comment spanning all four listed outcomes (verbatim; the review's wording "topical" is a typo for systemic): "8 placebo-controlled trials evaluated topical…
    Studies not reported
    GRADE not reported

Systemic interventions (aciclovir, thalidomide, corticosteroids, rebamipide, etanercept, colchicine, interferon-alpha) vs placebo

Episode duration associated with oral ulcers · People with Behcet's disease with a history of recurrent oral aphthous-type (RAS-type) ulcers diagnosed clinically; primary care
1 finding from 1 review
  • SoF 2 (systemic interventions vs placebo), grouped comment spanning all four listed outcomes (verbatim; the review's wording "topical" is a typo for systemic): "8 placebo-controlled trials evaluated topical…
    Studies not reported
    GRADE not reported