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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

1,187 questions · 1,233 findings · 137 reviews

No studies found 190 · 15.4%GRADE not reported 57 · 4.6%Very low 241 · 19.5%Low 323 · 26.2%Moderate 315 · 25.5%High 107 · 8.7%

Systemic or topical corticosteroids vs placebo or control

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

Systemic or topical corticosteroids vs placebo or control

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

Systemic or topical corticosteroids vs placebo or control

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

Prophylactic corticosteroids vs placebo or no corticosteroids

Mortality within the longest · adults diagnosed with coronary artery disease or cardiac valve disease, and candidates for cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass

Prophylactic corticosteroids showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality (during the index hospital admission, or within… compared with placebo or no corticosteroids (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic corticosteroids vs placebo or no corticosteroids

Cardiac complications (as defined by study authors, including cardiac compromise and fatal and non‐fatal myocardial infarction, defined as ECG changes, echocardiological changes, or disproportionate elevation of troponins, during the index hospita... · adults diagnosed with coronary artery disease or cardiac valve disease, and candidates for cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass

Prophylactic corticosteroids may leads to higher cardiac complications (as defined by study authors, including… compared with placebo or no corticosteroids (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic corticosteroids vs placebo or no corticosteroids

Pulmonary complications (as defined by study authors, including pneumonia, embolism, reduced pulmonary function, prolonged ventilation, and pleural effusion, during the index hospital admission) · adults diagnosed with coronary artery disease or cardiac valve disease, and candidates for cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass

Prophylactic corticosteroids may leads to lower pulmonary complications (as defined by study authors, including… compared with placebo or no corticosteroids (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic corticosteroids vs placebo or no corticosteroids

Infectious complications · adults diagnosed with coronary artery disease or cardiac valve disease, and candidates for cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass

Prophylactic corticosteroids may leads to lower infectious complications (as defined by study authors, including… compared with placebo or no corticosteroids (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic corticosteroids vs placebo or no corticosteroids

Gastrointestinal bleeding · adults diagnosed with coronary artery disease or cardiac valve disease, and candidates for cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass

Prophylactic corticosteroids showed no clear difference in gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding (as defined by study authors,… compared with placebo or no corticosteroids (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic corticosteroids vs placebo or no corticosteroids

Renal failure · adults diagnosed with coronary artery disease or cardiac valve disease, and candidates for cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass

Prophylactic corticosteroids showed no clear difference in renal failure (as defined by study authors, including dialysis,… compared with placebo or no corticosteroids (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intratympanic corticosteroids vs systemic corticosteroids

Change in hearing threshold determined by PTA Range 0 dB to 140 dB Negative values represent lowering and positive values represent raising of the hearing threshold. A lower hearing threshold represents hearing improvement. Â · sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Intratympanic corticosteroids showed no clear difference in change in hearing threshold determined by PTA Range 0 dB to 140 dB… compared with systemic corticosteroids (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intratympanic corticosteroids vs systemic corticosteroids

Final hearing threshold determined by PTA (a lower value represents better hearing) · sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Intratympanic corticosteroids showed no clear difference in final hearing threshold determined by PTA (a lower value represents… compared with systemic corticosteroids (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review