Table 1.
Balance of benefits and herms among each steroid
| Mortality | Infection | VFD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute effect | Rank | Absolute effect | Rank | Absolute effect | Rank | |
| High-dose methylprednisolone |
33/1000 fewer (486 fewer–296 more) |
4 |
61/1000 fewer (52 fewer–337 more) |
5 | ||
| Low-dose methylprednisolone |
138/1000 fewer (290 fewer–94 more) |
1 |
131/1000 fewer (240 fewer–23 more) |
1 |
MD 6.06 higher (2.5 higher–10.5 higher) |
1 |
| Hydrocortisone |
138/1000 fewer (362 fewer–198 more) |
2 |
2/1000 more (95 fewer–169 more) |
3 |
MD 2.10 higher (3.15 lower–7.09 higher) |
3 |
| Dexamethasone |
71/1000 fewer (305 fewer–262 more) |
3 |
50/1000 fewer (139 fewer–60 more) |
2 |
MD 3.64 higher (0.56 lower–7.83 higher) |
2 |
| No steroid | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 4 |
No steroid: using no steroid, MD: mean difference, (): 95% 95% confidence interval
We made this original table base on results of our previous study [6]