Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 66.7%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Exacerbations · Adults with acute asthma

It is very uncertain whether adults: prednisolone changes new exacerbation during compared with dexamethasone (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Different oral corticosteroid regimens for acute asthma 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.32 [0.39, 4.47]
1 study · 200 participants
Very low
Different oral corticosteroid regimens for acute asthma 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.85 [0.43, 7.96]
1 study · 200 participants
Very low

Exacerbations · children with acute asthma

Children: prednisolone showed no clear difference in new exacerbation during compared with dexamethasone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Different oral corticosteroid regimens for acute asthma 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.85 [0.54, 1.34]
4 studies · 981 participants
Low