All‐cause mortality up to 120 days · hospitalised individuals with unknown vaccination status and a confirmed diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ High‐dose dexamethasone (12 mg or higher) changes all‐cause mortality up to 120 days compared with low‐dose dexamethasone (6 mg to 8 mg) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical improvement: discharged alive ( · hospitalised individuals with unknown vaccination status and a confirmed diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
Summary of findings table ‐ High‐dose dexamethasone (12 mg or higher) showed no clear difference in clinical improvement: discharged alive ( compared with low‐dose dexamethasone (6 mg to 8 mg) (low certainty).
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Clinical worsening: need for invasive mechanical ventilation, or death at up to day 28 · hospitalised individuals with unknown vaccination status and a confirmed diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Serious adverse events ( · hospitalised individuals with unknown vaccination status and a confirmed diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events: all grades · hospitalised individuals with unknown vaccination status and a confirmed diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital‐acquired infections ( · hospitalised individuals with unknown vaccination status and a confirmed diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
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Invasive fungal infection · hospitalised individuals with unknown vaccination status and a confirmed diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
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Postoperative complication(s) · children with intussusception
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
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no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Successfully reduced intussusception · children with intussusception
Enema plus dexamethasone showed no clear difference in successfully reduced intussusception compared with enema alone (low certainty).
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Bowel perforation(s) · children with intussusception
Enema plus dexamethasone showed no clear difference in bowel perforation(s) compared with enema alone (low certainty).
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Recurrent intussusception ( · children with intussusception
Enema plus dexamethasone may leads to lower recurrent intussusception ( compared with enema alone (low certainty).
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Bowel resection · children with intussusception
Enema plus dexamethasone showed no clear difference in bowel resection compared with enema alone (low certainty).
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Pain ‐ absence of pain at 12 months · septic arthritis in children taking antibiotics
Corticosteroids (dexamethasone) may leads to higher pain ‐ absence of pain at 12 months compared with placebo (low certainty).
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Activities of daily living · septic arthritis in children taking antibiotics
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Number of participants with normal physical joint function ‐ normal function at 12 months of · septic arthritis in children taking antibiotics
Corticosteroids (dexamethasone) may leads to higher number of participants with normal physical joint function ‐ normal… compared with placebo (low certainty).
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Number of days of antibiotic treatment ‐ number of days of intravenous antibiotic treatment · septic arthritis in children taking antibiotics
Corticosteroids (dexamethasone) showed no clear difference in number of days of antibiotic treatment ‐ number of days of… compared with placebo (low certainty).
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Length of hospital stay · septic arthritis in children taking antibiotics
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Total adverse events at 12 months · septic arthritis in children taking antibiotics
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Serious adverse events at 12 months · septic arthritis in children taking antibiotics
1 finding from 1 review
Change in grip strength · patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
1 finding from 1 review