Relapse · patients with acute asthma
Intramuscular corticosteroids showed no clear difference in relapse compared with oral corticosteroids (low certainty).
3 findings from 1 review
RR 0.94 [0.72, 1.24]
9 studies · 804 participants
Low
RR 0.74 [0.51, 1.07]
7 studies · 742 participants
Moderate
RR 0.99 [0.74, 1.33]
5 studies · 556 participants
Low
Adverse events · patients with acute asthma
Intramuscular corticosteroids showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with oral corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Health outcomes Peak expiratory flow readings (higher readings indicate better peak flow) · patients with acute asthma
1 finding from 1 review
Persistence of symptoms · patients with acute asthma
Intramuscular corticosteroids showed no clear difference in symptom persistence compared with oral corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
24‐hour beta agonist use · patients with acute asthma
Intramuscular corticosteroids showed no clear difference in 24‐hour beta agonist use compared with oral corticosteroids (low certainty).
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