TY - JOUR
T1 - Systemic corticosteroid therapy for acute sinusitis
AU - Venekamp, Roderick P.
AU - Thompson, Matthew J.
AU - Rovers, Maroeska M.
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - CLINICAL QUESTION: Are oral or parenteral corticosteroids associated with improved clinical outcomes in patients with acute sinusitis compared with placebo or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)? BOTTOM LINE: Oral corticosteroids combined with antibioticsmay be associated with modest benefit for short-term relief of symptoms in adults with severe symptoms of acute sinusitis compared with antibiotics alone. Oral corticosteroids as monotherapy are not associated with improved clinical outcomes in adults with clinically diagnosed acute sinusitis.
AB - CLINICAL QUESTION: Are oral or parenteral corticosteroids associated with improved clinical outcomes in patients with acute sinusitis compared with placebo or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)? BOTTOM LINE: Oral corticosteroids combined with antibioticsmay be associated with modest benefit for short-term relief of symptoms in adults with severe symptoms of acute sinusitis compared with antibiotics alone. Oral corticosteroids as monotherapy are not associated with improved clinical outcomes in adults with clinically diagnosed acute sinusitis.
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U2 - 10.1001/jama.2014.14418
DO - 10.1001/jama.2014.14418
M3 - Article
C2 - 25803348
AN - SCOPUS:84925438442
SN - 0098-7484
VL - 313
SP - 1258
EP - 1259
JO - JAMA - The Journal of The American Medical Association
JF - JAMA - The Journal of The American Medical Association
IS - 12
ER -