What do systematic reviews say?

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in mortality (moderate certainty).

• Corticosteroids for acute bacterial meningitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.9 [0.8, 1.01]
  25 studies · 4121 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

The intervention leads to lower severe hearing loss (high certainty).

• Corticosteroids for acute bacterial meningitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.67 [0.51, 0.88]
  17 studies · 2437 participants
  High

Intervention not reported

The intervention leads to lower any hearing loss (high certainty).

• Corticosteroids for acute bacterial meningitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.74 [0.63, 0.87]
  20 studies · 2785 participants
  High

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in short‐term neurological sequelae (high certainty).

• Corticosteroids for acute bacterial meningitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.83 [0.69, 1]
  13 studies · 1756 participants
  High

Intervention not reported

The intervention probably leads to higher adverse events ‐ recurrent fever (moderate certainty).

• Corticosteroids for acute bacterial meningitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.27 [1.09, 1.47]
  12 studies · 1723 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

• Corticosteroids including ACTH for childhood epilepsy other than epileptic spasms 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 3 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in number of participants with exacerbations requiring systemic steroids (moderate certainty).

• Addition of long‐acting beta₂‐agonists to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma in children 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.95 [0.7, 1.28]
  12 studies · 1669 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in serious adverse events (moderate certainty).

• Addition of long‐acting beta₂‐agonists to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma in children 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.54 [0.81, 2.94]
  7 studies · 1343 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in total number of withdrawals (moderate certainty).

• Addition of long‐acting beta₂‐agonists to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma in children 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.96 [0.67, 1.37]
  7 studies · 1491 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

• Addition of long‐acting beta₂‐agonists to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma in children 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 526 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

• Addition of long‐acting beta₂‐agonists to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma in children 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  5 studies · 1283 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in total number of adverse events (high certainty).

• Addition of long‐acting beta₂‐agonists to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma in children 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.01 [0.92, 1.1]
  6 studies · 1254 participants
  High

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in number of participants with exacerbations requiring hospitalisation (moderate certainty).

• Addition of long‐acting beta₂‐agonists to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma in children 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.74 [0.9, 3.36]
  6 studies · 1292 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in serious adverse events (moderate certainty).

• Addition of long‐acting beta₂‐agonists to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma in children 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.17 [0.75, 1.85]
  16 studies · 4022 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

The intervention may leads to lower total number of withdrawals (low certainty).

• Addition of long‐acting beta₂‐agonists to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma in children 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.8 [0.67, 0.94]
  23 studies · 4374 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Addition of long‐acting beta₂‐agonists to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma in children 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  9 studies · 1942 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Addition of long‐acting beta₂‐agonists to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma in children 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  16 studies · 3934 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in total number of adverse events (moderate certainty).

• Addition of long‐acting beta₂‐agonists to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma in children 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.04 [0.98, 1.1]
  15 studies · 3284 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in number of participants with exacerbations requiring systemic steroids (moderate certainty).

• Addition of long‐acting beta₂‐agonists to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma in children 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.69 [0.85, 3.32]
  3 studies · 581 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in number of participants with exacerbations requiring hospitalisation (moderate certainty).

• Addition of long‐acting beta₂‐agonists to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma in children 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.9 [0.65, 5.54]
  4 studies · 1008 participants
  Moderate