Summary of findings 10. Etanercept compared to cyclosporin.
Summary of findings: | ||||||
Etanercept compared to cyclosporin for treatment of Stevens‐Johnson syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), and SJS/TEN overlap syndrome | ||||||
Patient or population: Stevens‐Johnson syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), and SJS/TEN overlap syndrome Setting: no studies found Intervention: etanercept Comparison: cyclosporin | ||||||
Outcomes | Anticipated absolute effects* (95% CI) | Relative effect (95% CI) | № of participants (studies) | Certainty of the evidence (GRADE) | Comments | |
Risk with cyclosporin | Risk with etanercept | |||||
Disease‐specific mortality ‐ not reported | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | We found no studies for the comparison of etanercept to cyclosporin. |
Time to complete re‐epithelialisation ‐ not reported | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
Intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay ‐ not reported | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
Total hospital length of stay ‐ not reported | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
Adverse effects leading to discontinuation of SJS/TEN therapy ‐ not reported | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
*The risk in the intervention group (and its 95% confidence interval) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI). CI: confidence interval | ||||||
GRADE Working Group grades of evidence High certainty: We are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect. Moderate certainty: We are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to the estimate of the effect, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different. Low certainty: Our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from the estimate of the effect. Very low certainty: We have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from the estimate of effect. |