Primary study · included by 1 review

Is Postoperative Steroid Use Associated With Improved Outcomes in Severe Odontogenic Infections?

Christensen 2025 · Christensen Brian J, Park Earl Peter · Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · 2025

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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 Christensen 2025 · Table 1; Figure 3; Figure 4; Table S2

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
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 participants	Low
Hospital stay (days) Adjunctive oral or intravenous corticosteroids plus standard treatment vs Standard treatment alone (antibiotics, NSAIDs or no steroids) · At discharge	MD -1.87 [-5.90, 2.16]	3 studies	GRADE not reported
Hospital stay (days) Adjunctive oral or intravenous corticosteroids plus standard treatment vs Standard treatment alone (antibiotics, NSAIDs or no steroids) · At discharge	MD -2.65 [-6.23, 0.91]	4 studies	GRADE not reported
Hospital stay (days) Adjunctive oral or intravenous corticosteroids plus standard treatment vs Standard treatment alone (antibiotics, NSAIDs or no steroids) · At discharge	MD -0.93 [-4.14, 2.27]	4 studies	GRADE not reported
Hospital stay (days) Adjunctive oral or intravenous corticosteroids plus standard treatment vs Standard treatment alone (antibiotics, NSAIDs or no steroids) · At discharge	MD -1.63 [-3.55, 0.28]	8 studies	GRADE not reported
Hospital stay (days) Adjunctive oral or intravenous corticosteroids plus standard treatment vs Standard treatment alone (antibiotics, NSAIDs or no steroids) · At discharge	MD -0.77 [-2.68, 1.15]	6 studies	GRADE not reported
Hospital stay (days) Adjunctive oral or intravenous corticosteroids plus standard treatment vs Standard treatment alone (antibiotics, NSAIDs or no steroids) · At discharge	MD -1.61 [-3.17, -0.05]	10 studies · 13058 participants	Low
Hospital stay (days) Adjunctive oral or intravenous corticosteroids plus standard treatment vs Standard treatment alone (antibiotics, NSAIDs or no steroids) · At discharge	MD -1.32 [-30.48, 27.85]	2 studies	GRADE not reported
Hospital stay (days) Adjunctive oral or intravenous corticosteroids plus standard treatment vs Standard treatment alone (antibiotics, NSAIDs) or no steroids · Until discharge	MD -5.75 [-8.19, -3.31]	1 study	GRADE not reported
Hospital stay (days) Adjunctive oral or intravenous corticosteroids plus standard treatment vs Standard treatment alone (antibiotics, NSAIDs or no steroids) · At discharge	MD -1.65 [-23.09, 19.81]	2 studies	GRADE not reported

1 including review in total.