Clinical worsening: need for invasive mechanical ventilation, or death at up to day 28 · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Serious adverse events ‐ not reported · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse events ‐ not reported · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Hospital‐acquired infections ‐ not reported · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Invasive fungal infections ‐ not reported · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
All‐cause mortality up to 30 days · hospitalised individuals with unknown vaccination status and a confirmed diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
Summary of findings table ‐ High‐dose dexamethasone (12 mg or higher) showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality up to 30 days compared with low‐dose dexamethasone (6 mg to 8 mg) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality up to 120 days · hospitalised individuals with unknown vaccination status and a confirmed diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ High‐dose dexamethasone (12 mg or higher) changes all‐cause mortality up to 120 days compared with low‐dose dexamethasone (6 mg to 8 mg) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical improvement: discharged alive ( · hospitalised individuals with unknown vaccination status and a confirmed diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
Summary of findings table ‐ High‐dose dexamethasone (12 mg or higher) showed no clear difference in clinical improvement: discharged alive ( compared with low‐dose dexamethasone (6 mg to 8 mg) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical worsening: need for invasive mechanical ventilation, or death at up to day 28 · hospitalised individuals with unknown vaccination status and a confirmed diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Serious adverse events ( · hospitalised individuals with unknown vaccination status and a confirmed diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events: all grades · hospitalised individuals with unknown vaccination status and a confirmed diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital‐acquired infections ( · hospitalised individuals with unknown vaccination status and a confirmed diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
1 finding from 1 review
Invasive fungal infection · hospitalised individuals with unknown vaccination status and a confirmed diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality up to 30 days · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Methylprednisolone changes all‐cause mortality up to 30 days compared with dexamethasone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in visual acuity (logMAR) ‐ 12 months (negative is better) · macular edema in diabetes
1 finding from 1 review
Cataract progression · macular edema in diabetes
Intravitreal dexamethasone implant 0.7 mg probably leads to higher cataract progression ‐ 12 to 24 months compared with intravitreal antiVEGF (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 4.23 [2.36, 7.59]
Studies not reported
Moderate
Use of IOP‐lowering medications ‐ 24 months · macular edema in diabetes
Intravitreal dexamethasone implant 0.7 mg probably leads to higher use of IOP‐lowering medications ‐ 24 months compared with intravitreal antiVEGF (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 4.76 [2.84, 7.99]
Studies not reported
Moderate
Surgery for glaucoma ‐ 24 months · macular edema in diabetes
It is very uncertain whether intravitreal dexamethasone implant 0.7 mg changes surgery for glaucoma ‐ 24 months compared with intravitreal antiVEGF (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 3.02 [0.12, 73.56]
Studies not reported
Very low
Change in visual acuity (logMAR) ‐ 12 months (negative is better) · macular edema in diabetes
1 finding from 1 review
Gain 3+ lines of visual acuity at 1 year · macular edema in diabetes
Intravitreal fluocinolone acetonide implant 0.19 mg probably leads to higher gain of three or more lines visual acuity ‐ 12 months compared with sham (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review