Adverse event: systemic corticosteroid side effects · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether topical (intranasal) steroids changes adverse event: systemic corticosteroid side effects compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Hearing · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Disease‐specific quality of life · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether topical (intranasal) steroids changes presence/persistence of OME (short‐term); assumed ICC = 0.5 compared with no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.72 [0.57, 0.91]
Studies not reported
Very low
Adverse event: systemic corticosteroid side effects · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Disease‐specific quality of life · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Moderate
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
Oral steroids may leads to lower presence/persistence of OME compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Adverse event: systemic corticosteroid side effects · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether oral steroids changes adverse event: systemic corticosteroid side effects compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Hearing · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Disease‐specific quality of life · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
Oral steroids showed no clear difference in presence/persistence of OME (3 to 9 months ‐ medium‐term) № of… compared with no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.02 [0.89, 1.17]
Studies not reported
Low
Adverse event: systemic corticosteroid side effects · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Hearing · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
Relapse Defined as MUAC < 115 mm within 2 months after recovery (Hussain 2021) · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting
The intervention showed no clear difference in relapse Defined as MUAC < 115 mm within 2 months after recovery… (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Deterioration to severe wasting · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Intervention not reported
Transfer to inpatient care Defined as referral for complications such as fever, pneumonia, anorexia or dehydration (Hussain 2021) · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting
The intervention showed no clear difference in transfer to inpatient care Defined as referral for complications… (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Mortality among children with severe wasting · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting
The intervention showed no clear difference in mortality among children with severe wasting (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Appropriate identification of children with wasting · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Intervention not reported
Appropriate identification of children with oedema · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Intervention not reported
Appropriate referral of children with moderate or severe wasting · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found