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. 2020 Aug 5;2020(8):CD012977. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012977.pub2

16. Clinical failure.

Intervention/Comparison Outcome Illustrative comparative risks (95% CI) Relative effect: risk ratio (95% CI) Number of participants (studies) Certainty of the evidence (GRADE) Comments: overview authors' assessment of the certainty of evidence
Assumed risk Corresponding risk
With comparator With intervention
Addition of IV SABA to inhaled SABA (Travers 2012a) Clinical failure 933 per 1000 354 per 1000 (177 to 728) 0.38 (0.19 to 0.78) 29 (1) Moderate One point deducted as data contributed by only 1 study
IV SABA vs IV aminophylline for acute asthma (Travers 2012b) Clinical failure 303 per 1000 with SABA 303 per 1000 (145 to 630) with aminophylline 1.00 (0.48 to 2.08) 66 (1) Low Certainty downgraded due to very serious imprecision

CI: confidence interval; GRADE: Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation; IV: Intravenous; SABA: short‐acting beta2‐agonist.