Length of hospital stay · patients age 10 years and older with periorbital or orbital cellulitis
It is very uncertain whether standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids changes length of hospital stay compared with standard treatment alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Preservation of visual acuity · patients age 10 years and older with periorbital or orbital cellulitis
It is very uncertain whether standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids changes preservation of visual acuity compared with standard treatment alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Severity of pain on day 3 · patients age 10 years and older with periorbital or orbital cellulitis
It is very uncertain whether standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids changes severity of pain on day 3 compared with standard treatment alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of time requiring intravenous antibiotics · patients age 10 years and older with periorbital or orbital cellulitis
It is very uncertain whether standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids changes duration of time requiring intravenous antibiotics compared with standard treatment alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Surgical intervention · patients age 10 years and older with periorbital or orbital cellulitis
It is very uncertain whether standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids changes need for surgical intervention compared with standard treatment alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects: exposure keratopathy · patients age 10 years and older with periorbital or orbital cellulitis
It is very uncertain whether standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids changes adverse effects: exposure keratopathy compared with standard treatment alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Return visit to health care (not reported) · patients age 10 years and older with periorbital or orbital cellulitis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
All‐cause mortality up to 30 days · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
Summary of findings table ‐ Corticosteroids plus standard care probably leads to lower all‐cause mortality up to 30 days compared with standard care (plus/minus placebo) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality up to 120 days · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Corticosteroids plus standard care changes all‐cause mortality up to 120 days compared with standard care (plus/minus placebo) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical improvement: discharged alive ( · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
Summary of findings table ‐ Corticosteroids plus standard care may leads to higher clinical improvement: discharged alive ( compared with standard care (plus/minus placebo) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical worsening: new need for invasive mechanical ventilation or death · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
Summary of findings table ‐ Corticosteroids plus standard care showed no clear difference in clinical worsening: new need for invasive mechanical ventilation or… compared with standard care (plus/minus placebo) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events ( · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events: all grades · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital‐acquired infections ( · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
1 finding from 1 review
Invasive fungal infection · hospitalised and unvaccinated individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of symptomatic COVID‐19
1 finding from 1 review