Admission to hospital or death · adults with a confirmed diagnosis of mild COVID‐19, of whom only 10% (219/2132) participants had received ≥ 1 vaccination
Inhaled corticosteroids plus standard care probably leads to lower admission to hospital or death compared with standard care (with or without placebo) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Unscheduled acute care, ED visit, or hospital admission 47 weeks · adults and children with chronic asthma
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital admissions · patients with acute asthma
ICS showed no clear difference in hospital admission compared with systemic corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital admissions · patients with acute asthma
ICS may leads to lower hospital admission compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital admissions · predominantly adults with acute asthma following emergency department discharge
Any ICS plus oral corticosteroid showed no clear difference in hospital admission compared with oral corticosteroid (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital admissions · patients with acute asthma following emergency department discharge
Any ICS showed no clear difference in hospital admission compared with oral corticosteroid (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital admissions · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
It is very uncertain whether once‐daily ICS/LABA combined inhalers changes hospital admissions (all‐cause) compared with once‐daily LAMA (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Exacerbations requiring hospital admission 49 weeks · adults with asthma
The intervention showed no clear difference in exacerbations requiring hospital admission 49 weeks (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital admission (exacerbation) · adults with asthma not well controlled on ICS
LAMA add‐on showed no clear difference in exacerbations requiring hospital admission 24 weeks compared with ICS alone (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital admissions due to exacerbations: number of participants · children with asthma
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital admissions due to exacerbations: number of participants · children with asthma
Anti‐leukotrienes & ICS may leads to higher participants with exacerbations requiring hospital admission compared with higher dose ICS (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Non‐fatal, serious adverse pneumonia events (requiring hospital admission) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The intervention leads to higher non‐fatal, serious adverse pneumonia events (requiring hospital… (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Non‐fatal, serious adverse pneumonia events (requiring hospital admission) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The intervention showed no clear difference in non‐fatal, serious adverse pneumonia events (requiring hospital… (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review