Mortality: 10 weeks · HIV‐infected individual with first episode of cryptococcal meningitis
Two weeks of AmBd + FLU + steroids showed no clear difference in mortality: 10 weeks compared with two weeks of AmBd + FLU (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Exacerbations · autumn asthma exacerbations in children
A boost of inhaled corticosteroids showed no clear difference in exacerbations compared with usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · autumn asthma exacerbations in children
A boost of inhaled corticosteroids showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mean GI symptom scores · Men with prostate cancer
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Acute and late GI toxicity (grade 2+) · Men with prostate cancer
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: Corticosteroids changes acute and late GI toxicity (grade 2+) compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Diarrhoea (grade 2+) · Men with prostate cancer
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
QoL · Men with prostate cancer
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Proportion of participants achieving control of inflammation (higher number of events is better) · NIIPPU
It is very uncertain whether steroids with or without azathioprine changes proportion of participants achieving control of inflammation (higher… compared with cyclosporine A (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in BCVA (lower logMAR indicate better vision) · NIIPPU
1 finding from 1 review
Proportion of participants achieving a 2‐line improvement in visual acuity (Snellen chart) (higher scores indicate better vision) · NIIPPU
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Proportion of participants with confirmed macular edema (lower number of events is better) · NIIPPU
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Proportion of participants achieving steroid‐sparing control (higher number of events is better) · NIIPPU
It is very uncertain whether steroids with or without azathioprine changes proportion of participants achieving steroid‐sparing control (higher… compared with cyclosporine A (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Proportion of participants experiencing complications or requiring cessation of medication (lower number of events is better) · NIIPPU
It is very uncertain whether steroids with or without azathioprine changes proportion of participants experiencing complications or requiring… compared with cyclosporine A (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Iontophoretically applied corticosteroids
Outcome not reported · Adults (>18 years) with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ OA) diagnosed by RDC/TMD or compatible criteria
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Perinatal mortality · women at risk of preterm birth
Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids probably leads to higher perinatal death (at population level) compared with routine (usual) care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Offspring mortality, early neurodevelopmental morbidity or late neurodevelopmental morbidity · women at risk of preterm birth
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Offspring mortality or severe neonatal morbidity · women at risk of preterm birth
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Neonatal death (death within the first 28 days of life) · women at risk of preterm birth
Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids probably leads to higher neonatal death before 28 days (at population level) compared with routine (usual) care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Stillbirth · women at risk of preterm birth
Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids probably leads to higher stillbirth (at population level) compared with routine (usual) care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Appropriate ACS treatment (women) · women at risk of preterm birth
Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids may leads to higher appropriate ACS treatment (women) compared with routine (usual) care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review