Preterm birth · pregnant women
Mild/moderate topical corticosteroids may leads to lower preterm delivery compared with no topical corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.88
55713 participants
Low
Foetal death · pregnant women
Mild/moderate topical corticosteroids may leads to lower foetal death compared with no topical corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.7
48749 participants
Low
Low Apgar score · pregnant women
Mild/moderate topical corticosteroids may leads to lower low Apgar score compared with no topical corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.73
8756 participants
Low
Congenital abnormality · pregnant women
Mild/moderate topical corticosteroids may leads to lower congenital abnormality compared with no topical corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.93
9263 participants
Low
Orofacial cleft · pregnant women
Mild/moderate topical corticosteroids may leads to lower orofacial cleft compared with no topical corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.95
38446 participants
Low
Congenital abnormality · pregnant women
Potent/very potent topical corticosteroids may leads to lower congenital abnormality compared with no topical corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.56
9342 participants
Low
Orofacial cleft · pregnant women
Potent/very potent topical corticosteroids may leads to higher orofacial cleft compared with no topical corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.5
36348 participants
Low
Low birthweight · pregnant women
Potent/very potent topical corticosteroids may leads to higher low birth weight compared with no topical corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.58
47651 participants
Low
Preterm birth · pregnant women
Potent/very potent topical corticosteroids may leads to higher preterm delivery compared with no topical corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.05
47651 participants
Low
Foetal death · pregnant women
Potent/very potent topical corticosteroids may leads to higher foetal death compared with no topical corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.14
37086 participants
Low
Low Apgar score · pregnant women
Potent/very potent topical corticosteroids may leads to higher low Apgar score compared with no topical corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.03
7514 participants
Low
Health‐related quality of life · people (of any age) with chronic suppurative otitis media or ear discharge
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
2 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Ear pain (otalgia) or discomfort or local irritation · people (of any age) with chronic suppurative otitis media or ear discharge
It is very uncertain whether topical antibiotics with steroids changes ear pain (otalgia) or discomfort or local irritation compared with topical antibiotics alone (same antibiotics) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hearing · people (of any age) with chronic suppurative otitis media or ear discharge
2 findings from 1 review
Serious complications (including intracranial complications, extracranial complications and death) · people (of any age) with chronic suppurative otitis media or ear discharge
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
2 findings from 1 review
Suspected ototoxicity · people (of any age) with chronic suppurative otitis media or ear discharge
1 finding from 1 review
Resolution of ear discharge ‐ measured at 1 to 2 weeks · people (of any age) with chronic suppurative otitis media or ear discharge
Topical antibiotics with steroids may leads to lower resolution of ear discharge at between 1 to 2 weeks compared with topical antibiotics alone (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Resolution of ear discharge ‐ measured after 4 weeks · people (of any age) with chronic suppurative otitis media or ear discharge
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
2 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Discomfort/pain · people (of any age) with chronic suppurative otitis media or ear discharge
It is very uncertain whether topical antibiotics with steroids changes ear pain or discomfort at 14 weeks compared with topical antibiotics alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Suspected ototoxicity: dizziness/vertigo/balance · people (of any age) with chronic suppurative otitis media or ear discharge
It is very uncertain whether topical antibiotics with steroids changes suspected ototoxicity: dizziness/vertigo/balance compared with topical antibiotics alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review