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163 questions · 169 findings · 42 reviews

No studies found 29 · 17.2%GRADE not reported 8 · 4.7%Very low 29 · 17.2%Low 45 · 26.6%Moderate 52 · 30.8%High 6 · 3.6%

Any topical or systemic intervention (topical/systemic steroids, ciclosporin, tacrolimus, retinoids, anti-malarials, biologics, phototherapy, surgery) vs Placebo, no treatment, another active intervention, or a different dose of the same intervention

Eating a normally varied diet · People of any age with erosive lichen planus affecting the oral, anogenital, and/or oesophageal regions

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Any topical or systemic intervention (topical/systemic steroids, ciclosporin, tacrolimus, retinoids, anti-malarials, biologics, phototherapy, surgery) vs Placebo, no treatment, another active intervention, or a different dose of the same intervention

Restoration of sexual activity · People of any age with erosive lichen planus affecting the oral, anogenital, and/or oesophageal regions

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Any topical or systemic intervention (topical/systemic steroids, ciclosporin, tacrolimus, retinoids, anti-malarials, biologics, phototherapy, surgery) vs Placebo, no treatment, another active intervention, or a different dose of the same intervention

Reduction in number of flares · People of any age with erosive lichen planus affecting the oral, anogenital, and/or oesophageal regions

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Any topical or systemic intervention (topical/systemic steroids, ciclosporin, tacrolimus, retinoids, anti-malarials, biologics, phototherapy, surgery) vs Placebo, no treatment, another active intervention, or a different dose of the same intervention

Reduction in severity of flares · People of any age with erosive lichen planus affecting the oral, anogenital, and/or oesophageal regions

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Antibiotic prescriptions (number of courses/person/year) **Corticosteroids not meta‐analysed · adults (> 18 years of age) with either COPD or recurrent acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis

The intervention may leads to higher antibiotic prescriptions (number of courses/person/year)… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Monthly pulsed high‐dose dexamethasone vs prednisolone

≥ 1 point improvement on INCAT disability score at 12 months · patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy

Monthly pulsed high‐dose dexamethasone may leads to higher ≥ 1 point improvement on INCAT disability score at 12 months compared with oral prednisolone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Treatment route: intravenous corticosteroid vs oral corticosteroid

Mortality after discharge (1‐3 months) · exacerbations of COPD

Treatment route: intravenous corticosteroid showed no clear difference in mortality after discharge (1‐3 months) compared with oral corticosteroid (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Treatment route: intravenous corticosteroid vs oral corticosteroid

Treatment failure Need for additional treatment · exacerbations of COPD

Treatment route: intravenous corticosteroid showed no clear difference in treatment failure Need to intensify therapy compared with oral corticosteroid (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Treatment route: intravenous corticosteroid vs oral corticosteroid

Relapse Hospital readmission for COPD · exacerbations of COPD

Treatment route: intravenous corticosteroid showed no clear difference in relapse Hospital readmission for COPD compared with oral corticosteroid (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review