Intervention not reported
Exacerbations requiring a course of oral corticosteroids · children and adolescents aged 18 years and under studies with asthma
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Asthma relapse1at 20 to 24 days · predominantly adults with acute asthma following emergency department discharge
Any ICS plus oral corticosteroid showed no clear difference in asthma relapse1at 20 to 24 days compared with oral corticosteroid (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital admissions · predominantly adults with acute asthma following emergency department discharge
Any ICS plus oral corticosteroid showed no clear difference in hospital admission compared with oral corticosteroid (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hoarseness at 20 to 24 days · predominantly adults with acute asthma following emergency department discharge
Any ICS plus oral corticosteroid showed no clear difference in hoarseness at 20 to 24 days compared with oral corticosteroid (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mean exacerbations requiring a course of oral corticosteroids · children with asthma
1 finding from 1 review
Mean exacerbations requiring a course of oral corticosteroids · patients with children with asthma
1 finding from 1 review
Exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids ‐ adults · people with asthma
Formoterol probably leads to lower patients with an exacerbation requiring a course of oral… compared with short‐acting beta2‐agonist (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Median days with hearing loss [3 months] · Children with otitis media with effusion
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
200 participants
Moderate
Hearing loss · Children with otitis media with effusion
Summary of findings: intranasal steroids showed no clear difference in hearing loss (Audiometry failing) [9 months]2 compared with control (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.17 [0.87, 1.58]
141 participants
Moderate
OME resolution at short‐term · Children with otitis media with effusion
Summary of findings: intranasal steroids showed no clear difference in OME resolution at short‐term compared with control (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OME resolution at intermediate‐term · Children with otitis media with effusion
Summary of findings: intranasal steroids showed no clear difference in OME resolution at intermediate‐term compared with control (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OME resolution at long‐term · Children with otitis media with effusion
Summary of findings: intranasal steroids probably leads to lower OME resolution at long‐term compared with control (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Symptoms · Children with otitis media with effusion
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse effects [3 months] · Children with otitis media with effusion
Summary of findings: intranasal steroids showed no clear difference in adverse effects [3 months] compared with control (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Safety of the intervention (adverse effects) · 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
Any known death after randomisation (fetal, neonatal, child, child as adult) · women at risk of preterm birth
It is very uncertain whether dexamethasone: oral changes any known death after randomisation (fetal, neonatal, child, child… compared with intramuscular – fetal/neonatal outcomes (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Respiratory distress syndrome · women at risk of preterm birth
It is very uncertain whether dexamethasone: oral changes respiratory distress syndrome compared with intramuscular – fetal/neonatal outcomes (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intraventricular haemorrhage · women at risk of preterm birth
It is very uncertain whether dexamethasone: oral changes intraventricular haemorrhage compared with intramuscular – fetal/neonatal outcomes (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Necrotising enterocolitis · women at risk of preterm birth
It is very uncertain whether dexamethasone: oral changes necrotising enterocolitis compared with intramuscular – fetal/neonatal outcomes (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Chronic lung disease · women at risk of preterm birth
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found