What do systematic reviews say?

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in clinical failure (proportion of participants who were not cured or… (low certainty).

• Inhaled corticosteroids for subacute cough in children 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.61 [0.24, 1.55]
  2 studies · 98 participants
  Low

Intramuscular corticosteroids vs oral corticosteroid

Intramuscular corticosteroids showed no clear difference in relapse compared with oral corticosteroids (low certainty).

• Intramuscular versus oral corticosteroids to reduce relapses following discharge from the emergency department for… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.94 [0.72, 1.24]
  9 studies · 804 participants
  Low
• Intramuscular versus oral corticosteroids to reduce relapses following discharge from the emergency department for… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.74 [0.51, 1.07]
  7 studies · 742 participants
  Moderate
• Intramuscular versus oral corticosteroids to reduce relapses following discharge from the emergency department for… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.99 [0.74, 1.33]
  5 studies · 556 participants
  Low

Intramuscular corticosteroids vs oral corticosteroid

Intramuscular corticosteroids showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with oral corticosteroids (low certainty).

• Intramuscular versus oral corticosteroids to reduce relapses following discharge from the emergency department for… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.83 [0.64, 1.07]
  5 studies · 404 participants
  Low

Intramuscular corticosteroids vs oral corticosteroid

Intramuscular corticosteroids showed no clear difference in symptom persistence compared with oral corticosteroids (low certainty).

• Intramuscular versus oral corticosteroids to reduce relapses following discharge from the emergency department for… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.41 [0.14, 1.2]
  3 studies · 80 participants
  Low

Intramuscular corticosteroids vs oral corticosteroid

Intramuscular corticosteroids showed no clear difference in 24‐hour beta agonist use compared with oral corticosteroids (low certainty).

• Intramuscular versus oral corticosteroids to reduce relapses following discharge from the emergency department for… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.54 [0.21, 1.37]
  2 studies · 48 participants
  Low

Pulmonary rehabilitation vs usual care

Pulmonary rehabilitation probably leads to lower hospital readmission (to end of compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

• Pulmonary rehabilitation following exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.44 [0.21, 0.91]
  8 studies · 810 participants
  Moderate

Pulmonary rehabilitation vs usual care

Pulmonary rehabilitation showed no clear difference in mortality (to end of compared with usual care (low certainty).

• Pulmonary rehabilitation following exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.68 [0.28, 1.67]
  6 studies · 670 participants
  Low

Pulmonary rehabilitation vs usual care

• Pulmonary rehabilitation following exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  8 studies · 1003 participants
  High

Pulmonary rehabilitation vs usual care

• Pulmonary rehabilitation following exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  13 studies · 819 participants
  High