SGEM#203: Let Me Clear My Sore Throat with a Corticosteroid

Ensayos extraídos del pódcast de Dr. Ken Milne

• 2017Corticosteroids for treatment of sore throatInfection & AntimicrobialsIn1426 patients aged 5 or older with acute sore throat,adjunctive corticosteroidsincreasedcomplete resolution of pain at 48 hourscompared withplacebo or standard care alone.
• 2017TOASTInfection & AntimicrobialsIn 565 adults with acute sore throat not needing immediate antibiotics, single-dose oral dexamethasone did not increase 24-hour symptom resolution versus placebo.
• 2010Effectiveness of Corticosteroid Treatment in Acute PharyngitisInfection & AntimicrobialsInadults and children with acute pharyngitis,corticosteroidsshortenedtime to clinically meaningful pain reliefcompared withplacebo or standard therapy.
• 2012Corticosteroids as standalone or add-on treatment for sore throatInfection & AntimicrobialsIn743 adults and children with sore throat,corticosteroids added to antibioticshastenedcomplete resolution of paincompared withplacebo.