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1,520 questions · 1,575 findings · 175 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 239 · 15.2%GRADE not reported 59 · 3.7%Very low 337 · 21.4%Low 406 · 25.8%Moderate 410 · 26%High 124 · 7.9%

Formoterol vs short‐acting beta2‐agonist

Exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids ‐ adults · people with asthma

Formoterol probably leads to lower patients with an exacerbation requiring a course of oral… compared with short‐acting beta2‐agonist (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Increased vs stable doses of inhaled corticosteroids

Unscheduled physician visits 44 weeks · adults and children with chronic asthma

Increased showed no clear difference in unscheduled physician visits 44 weeks compared with stable doses of inhaled corticosteroids (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Increased vs stable doses of inhaled corticosteroids

Serious adverse events 48 weeks · adults and children with chronic asthma

It is very uncertain whether increased changes serious adverse events 48 weeks compared with stable doses of inhaled corticosteroids (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Increased vs stable doses of inhaled corticosteroids

Non‐serious adverse events 43 weeks · adults and children with chronic asthma

It is very uncertain whether increased changes non‐serious adverse events 43 weeks compared with stable doses of inhaled corticosteroids (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tripterygium polyglycoside vs corticosteroids

Improvement in disability grade Defined as achievement of a specified degree of improvement · patients with Guillain‐Barré syndrome

It is very uncertain whether tripterygium polyglycoside changes improvement in disability grade Defined as achievement of a… compared with corticosteroids (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings for NSAIDs vs corticosteroids

Intraocular inflammation measured by proportion of participants with corneal edema 1 week · people who received phacoemulsification

Summary of findings for NSAIDs showed no clear difference in intraocular inflammation measured by proportion of participants with… compared with corticosteroids (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings for NSAIDs vs corticosteroids

Proportion of participants with cystoid macular edema 1 week · people who received phacoemulsification

Summary of findings for NSAIDs may leads to lower proportion of participants with cystoid macular edema 1 week compared with corticosteroids (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review