Death or cerebral palsy · preterm infants with chronic lung disease
Systemic corticosteroids (dexamethasone or hydrocortisone) showed no clear difference in mortality or cerebral palsy ‐ at latest reported age compared with control (placebo or nothing) (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Length of hospital stay · patients age 10 years and older with periorbital or orbital cellulitis
It is very uncertain whether standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids changes length of hospital stay compared with standard treatment alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Preservation of visual acuity · patients age 10 years and older with periorbital or orbital cellulitis
It is very uncertain whether standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids changes preservation of visual acuity compared with standard treatment alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Severity of pain on day 3 · patients age 10 years and older with periorbital or orbital cellulitis
It is very uncertain whether standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids changes severity of pain on day 3 compared with standard treatment alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of time requiring intravenous antibiotics · patients age 10 years and older with periorbital or orbital cellulitis
It is very uncertain whether standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids changes duration of time requiring intravenous antibiotics compared with standard treatment alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Surgical intervention · patients age 10 years and older with periorbital or orbital cellulitis
It is very uncertain whether standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids changes need for surgical intervention compared with standard treatment alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects: exposure keratopathy · patients age 10 years and older with periorbital or orbital cellulitis
It is very uncertain whether standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids changes adverse effects: exposure keratopathy compared with standard treatment alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Return visit to health care (not reported) · patients age 10 years and older with periorbital or orbital cellulitis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Treatment failure ‐ need for systemic corticosteroids (ITT) · adults and children with chronic asthma
Increased showed no clear difference in treatment failure: need for systemic corticosteroids (ITT) compared with stable doses of inhaled corticosteroids (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Treatment failure ‐ need for systemic corticosteroids (of those starting inhaler) · adults and children with chronic asthma
It is very uncertain whether increased changes treatment failure: need for systemic corticosteroids (of those… compared with stable doses of inhaled corticosteroids (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Short‐term visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 ≤ 2 weeks after treatment; oral corticosteroids · people with traumatic hyphema
Systemic or topical corticosteroids showed no clear difference in short‐term visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 ≤ 2 weeks after… compared with placebo or control treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Final visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 at end of treatment; oral corticosteroids · people with traumatic hyphema
Systemic or topical corticosteroids showed no clear difference in final visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 at end of treatment;… compared with placebo or control treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Short‐term visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 ≤ 2 weeks after treatment; topical corticosteroids · people with traumatic hyphema
It is very uncertain whether systemic or topical corticosteroids changes short‐term visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 ≤ 2 weeks after… compared with placebo or control treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Final visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/25 at end of treatment; topical corticosteroids · people with traumatic hyphema
Systemic or topical corticosteroids showed no clear difference in final visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/25 at end of treatment;… compared with placebo or control treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Time to resolution of primary hemorrhage · people with traumatic hyphema
2 findings from 1 review
Risk of secondary hemorrhage; oral corticosteroids · people with traumatic hyphema
Systemic or topical corticosteroids may leads to lower risk of secondary hemorrhage; oral corticosteroids compared with placebo or control treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Risk of secondary hemorrhage; topical corticosteroids · people with traumatic hyphema
It is very uncertain whether systemic or topical corticosteroids changes risk of secondary hemorrhage; topical corticosteroids compared with placebo or control treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Psychophysical testing for recovery of sense of smell · adults with olfactory dysfunction for ≥ 4 weeks following COVID‐19 infection
It is very uncertain whether systemic corticosteroids plus intranasal… changes psychophysical testing for recovery of sense of smell compared with no intervention (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Disease‐related quality of life · adults with olfactory dysfunction for ≥ 4 weeks following COVID‐19 infection
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 · adults with olfactory dysfunction for ≥ 4 weeks following COVID‐19 infection
1 finding from 1 review