Table 2.

The corticosteroid impact on other clinical outcomes in sepsis patients.

	Outcome	Statistical Method	Studies	Participants	I2 (%)	Effect Estimate	p
Organ failure	Organ failure	Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% Cl)	1	466	N/A	1.02 (0.66, 1.59)	0.93
	Respiratory failure	Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 96% Cl)	5	1381	0	1.01 (0.89, 1.14)	0.88
Mechanical ventilation		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% Cl)	2	69	0	−0.58 (−2.64, 1.47)	0.58
Reversal of shock		Risk Ratio (M-H, Random, 95% Cl)	2	362	0	0.91 (0.79, 1.05)	0.18

Abbreviation: ARDS: Acute respiratory distress syndrome, ICU: intensive care unit, LOS: length of stay, NA: not applicable.