What do systematic reviews say?

Corticosteroids (dexamethasone) vs placebo

Corticosteroids (dexamethasone) may leads to higher pain ‐ absence of pain at 12 months compared with placebo (low certainty).

• Corticosteroids for septic arthritis in children 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.33 [1.03, 1.72]
  1 study · 49 participants
  Low

Corticosteroids (dexamethasone) vs placebo

• Corticosteroids for septic arthritis in children 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

Corticosteroids (dexamethasone) vs placebo

Corticosteroids (dexamethasone) may leads to higher number of participants with normal physical joint function ‐ normal… compared with placebo (low certainty).

• Corticosteroids for septic arthritis in children 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.32 [1.12, 1.57]
  1 study · 100 participants
  Low

Corticosteroids (dexamethasone) vs placebo

Corticosteroids (dexamethasone) showed no clear difference in number of days of antibiotic treatment ‐ number of days of… compared with placebo (low certainty).

• Corticosteroids for septic arthritis in children 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 2.77
  2 studies · 149 participants
  Low

Corticosteroids (dexamethasone) vs placebo

• Corticosteroids for septic arthritis in children 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

Corticosteroids (dexamethasone) vs placebo

• Corticosteroids for septic arthritis in children 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 49 participants
  Low

Corticosteroids (dexamethasone) vs placebo

• Corticosteroids for septic arthritis in children 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 49 participants
  Low