evidencegaps
Primary study · included by 1 review

The use of steroids in cervicofacial infections in UK OMFS departments: a Maxillofacial Surgery Trainees Research Collaborative (MTReC) study.

Kent 2021 · Kent Samuel · Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2021

Included by

Clinical Outcomes of Adjunctive Corticosteroid Therapy Versus Standard Treatment Alone in Patients With Bacterial Facial Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Kent 2021 · Table 1; Figure 3; Figure 4; Table S2
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Pre-treatment C-reactive protein (CRP)
Adjunctive oral or intravenous corticosteroids plus standard treatment vs Standard treatment alone (antibiotics, NSAIDs or no steroids) · Pre-treatment
SMD 0.33 [0.09, 0.58]3 studies · 1271 participantsLow

1 including review in total.