Treatment failure ‐ need for systemic corticosteroids (ITT) · adults and children with chronic asthma
Increased showed no clear difference in treatment failure: need for systemic corticosteroids (ITT) compared with stable doses of inhaled corticosteroids (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Treatment failure ‐ need for systemic corticosteroids (of those starting inhaler) · adults and children with chronic asthma
It is very uncertain whether increased changes treatment failure: need for systemic corticosteroids (of those… compared with stable doses of inhaled corticosteroids (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Rate of exacerbations requiring systemic corticosteroids · adults with asthma well controlled on LABA and ICS
Stopping LABA showed no clear difference in exacerbation: systemic corticosteroids 17 weeks compared with continuing use of LABA+ICS (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Number of participants with exacerbations requiring systemic steroids · patients with chronic asthma
LABA + ICS leads to lower participants with one or more exacerbations requiring systemic… compared with LTRA + ICS (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Rate of exacerbations requiring systemic corticosteroids · children and adults with predominantly mild to moderate asthma
Summary of findings table ‐ Vitamin D showed no clear difference in proportion of participants with one or more exacerbations treated… compared with placebo (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Rate of clinically significant exacerbations requiring systemic corticosteroids · people with asthma
Mepolizumab subcutaneous (SC) leads to lower rate of clinically significant exacerbations requiring systemic… compared with placebo (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Rate of clinically significant exacerbations requiring systemic corticosteroids · people with asthma
Reslizumab intravenous (IV) leads to lower rate of clinically significant exacerbations requiring systemic… compared with placebo (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Rate of clinically significant exacerbations requiring systemic corticosteroids · people with asthma
Reslizumab subcutaneous (SC) showed no clear difference in rate of clinically significant exacerbations requiring systemic… compared with placebo (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Rate of clinically significant exacerbations requiring systemic corticosteroids · people with asthma
Benralizumab subcutaneous (SC) leads to lower rate of clinically significant exacerbations requiring systemic… compared with placebo (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Rate of clinically significant exacerbations requiring systemic corticosteroids · people with asthma
Mepolizumab intravenous (IV) leads to lower rate of clinically significant exacerbations requiring systemic… compared with placebo (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Treatment failure Need to intensify therapy/ED or hospital admission · exacerbations of COPD
Systemic corticosteroid leads to lower treatment failure Need to intensify therapy/ED or hospital admission compared with placebo (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Relapse Treatment for AE of COPD or hospital re‐admission · exacerbations of COPD
Systemic corticosteroid showed no clear difference in relapse Treatment for AE of COPD or hospital re‐admission compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
FEV1 · exacerbations of COPD
1 finding from 1 review
Breathlessness ‐ early effect VAS 0‐10. Scale from: 0 to 10. · exacerbations of COPD
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse drug reactions · exacerbations of COPD
Systemic corticosteroid leads to higher adverse drug effect compared with placebo (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hyperglycaemia · exacerbations of COPD
Systemic corticosteroid leads to higher hyperglycaemia compared with placebo (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Number of participants with exacerbations requiring systemic steroids · children with chronic asthma
The intervention showed no clear difference in number of participants with exacerbations requiring systemic steroids (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Number of participants with exacerbations requiring systemic steroids · children with chronic asthma
The intervention showed no clear difference in number of participants with exacerbations requiring systemic steroids (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital admissions · patients with acute asthma
ICS showed no clear difference in hospital admission compared with systemic corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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