From: The influence of steroid type on outcomes in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
 | 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 |