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Table 1 Balance of benefits and herms among each steroid

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

  1. No steroid: using no steroid, MD: mean difference, (): 95% 95% confidence interval
  2. We made this original table base on results of our previous study [6]