A reassessment about included studies and certainty of evidence on a systematic review and meta-analysis of steroid for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Shodai Yoshihiro; Shunsuke Taito

doi:10.1186/s40560-021-00529-9

A reassessment about included studies and certainty of evidence on a systematic review and meta-analysis of steroid for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

J Intensive Care. 2021 Mar 16;9(1):25. doi: 10.1186/s40560-021-00529-9.

Authors

Shodai Yoshihiro¹, Shunsuke Taito²

Affiliations

¹ Pharmaceutical department, JA General Hospital, 1-3-3 Jigozen, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima, 738-8503, Japan. shodaidotnet@gmail.com.
² Division of Rehabilitation, Department of Clinical Practice and Support, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.

Abstract

We comment on the study by Hirano et al. about the effect of steroids in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. It might be necessary to include only the existing randomized control trials and to reassess the certainty of evidence about the primary outcomes.

Keywords: Adrenal cortex hormone; Adult respiratory distress syndrome; Corticosteroids; Critical care; Respiratory failure.

Publication types

Letter