Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 2 · 100%High 0 · 0%

All‐cause mortality ‐ adults and adolescents · patients with chronic asthma

Regular salmeterol showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality ‐ adults and adolescents compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Regular treatment with salmeterol for chronic asthma: serious adverse events 2008 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.33 [0.85, 2.08]
10 studies · 29128 participants
Moderate

All‐cause mortality ‐ adults and adolescents · patients with chronic asthma

Regular salmeterol showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality ‐ adults and adolescents compared with regular salbutamol (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Regular treatment with salmeterol for chronic asthma: serious adverse events 2008 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.28 [0.79, 2.05]
4 studies · 26463 participants
Moderate