Episode frequency associated with oral ulcers · People with Behcet's disease with a history of recurrent oral aphthous-type (RAS-type) ulcers diagnosed clinically; primary care
1 finding from 1 review
Treatment failure Need to intensify therapy/ED or hospital admission · exacerbations of COPD
Systemic corticosteroid leads to lower treatment failure Need to intensify therapy/ED or hospital admission compared with placebo (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Relapse Treatment for AE of COPD or hospital re‐admission · exacerbations of COPD
Systemic corticosteroid showed no clear difference in relapse Treatment for AE of COPD or hospital re‐admission compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
FEV1 · exacerbations of COPD
1 finding from 1 review
Breathlessness ‐ early effect VAS 0‐10. Scale from: 0 to 10. · exacerbations of COPD
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse drug reactions · exacerbations of COPD
Systemic corticosteroid leads to higher adverse drug effect compared with placebo (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hyperglycaemia · exacerbations of COPD
Systemic corticosteroid leads to higher hyperglycaemia compared with placebo (high certainty).
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
Summary of findings table ‐ Corticosteroids plus standard care probably leads to lower all‐cause mortality up to 30 days compared with standard care (plus/minus placebo) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality up to 120 days · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Corticosteroids plus standard care changes all‐cause mortality up to 120 days compared with standard care (plus/minus placebo) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical improvement: discharged alive ( · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
Summary of findings table ‐ Corticosteroids plus standard care may leads to higher clinical improvement: discharged alive ( compared with standard care (plus/minus placebo) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical worsening: new need for invasive mechanical ventilation or death · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
Summary of findings table ‐ Corticosteroids plus standard care showed no clear difference in clinical worsening: new need for invasive mechanical ventilation or… compared with standard care (plus/minus placebo) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events ( · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events: all grades · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital‐acquired infections ( · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
1 finding from 1 review
Invasive fungal infection · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
1 finding from 1 review
BPD or death at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age№ of participants: 0 (0 RCTs) · preterm infants with respiratory distress for initial respiratory support
Inhaled steroids showed no clear difference in death or BPD at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age among all randomised compared with systemic corticosteroids (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Death or BPD (28 days) · preterm infants with respiratory distress for initial respiratory support
Inhaled steroids showed no clear difference in death or BPD at 28 days compared with systemic corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia/chronic lung disease · preterm infants with respiratory distress for initial respiratory support
Inhaled steroids showed no clear difference in BPD at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age compared with systemic corticosteroids (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
BPD at 28 days · preterm infants with respiratory distress for initial respiratory support
Inhaled steroids showed no clear difference in BPD at 28 days compared with systemic corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Systemic adverse events: abnormal cortisol; end of treatment (1‐6 weeks) · children and adults, most with moderate to severe eczema
1 finding from 1 review