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What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 4 findings · 2 reviews · Airways

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Intramuscular corticosteroids vs oral corticosteroid

Relapse · patients with acute asthma

Intramuscular corticosteroids showed no clear difference in relapse compared with oral corticosteroids (low certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Intramuscular versus oral corticosteroids to reduce relapses following discharge from the emergency department for… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.94 [0.72, 1.24]
9 studies · 804 participants
Low
Intramuscular versus oral corticosteroids to reduce relapses following discharge from the emergency department for… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.74 [0.51, 1.07]
7 studies · 742 participants
Moderate
Intramuscular versus oral corticosteroids to reduce relapses following discharge from the emergency department for… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.99 [0.74, 1.33]
5 studies · 556 participants
Low

Treatment route: intravenous corticosteroid vs oral corticosteroid

Relapse Hospital readmission for COPD · exacerbations of COPD

Treatment route: intravenous corticosteroid showed no clear difference in relapse Hospital readmission for COPD compared with oral corticosteroid (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.95 [0.5, 1.8]
3 studies · 298 participants
Moderate