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What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 4 findings · 4 reviews · Acute Respiratory Infections

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Oral corticosteroids vs placebo or NSAID

Adverse events · patients with acute sinusitis

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic corticosteroids for acute sinusitis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 1193 participants
Moderate

Summary of findings for multi‐dose nasal decongestant vs placebo

Secondary outcome: all adverse eventsOral · adult patients with the common cold

Summary of findings for multi‐dose nasal decongestant showed no clear difference in secondary outcome: all adverse eventsOral compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nasal decongestants in monotherapy for the common cold 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.95 [0.65, 1.39]
6 studies · 1134 participants
Low

Vitamin A vs placebo

Adverse events · children up to the age of 7 at risk of upper respiratory tract infection

1 finding from 1 review

Oral vitamin A supplements to prevent acute upper respiratory tract infections in children up to seven years of age 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 116 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Adverse events (number of adverse events/person/year) · adults (> 18 years of age) with either COPD or recurrent acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis

The intervention showed no clear difference in adverse events (number of adverse events/person/year) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Haemophilus influenzae oral vaccination for preventing acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and chronic… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.43 [0.7, 2.92]
5 studies · 484 participants
Low