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SynthesisFrontiers in pediatrics2019

Oral Dexamethasone vs. Oral Prednisone for Children With Acute Asthma Exacerbations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Jienan Wei, Yan Lu, Fang Han, Jing Zhang, Lan Liu, Qingqing Chen

Open access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Estimation of short-course systemic corticosteroid risks on adverse outcomes in childhood asthma.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2026
    Article
  2. Article
  3. Evaluation of Dexamethasone Dosing Strategies in Pediatric Asthma Exacerbations.The journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG · 2023
    Article
  4. Article
  5. Management of Acute Asthma in Children.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2022
    Review
  6. [Paediatric Life Support].Notfall & rettungsmedizin · 2021
    Review
  7. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jienan WeiDepartment of Pediatrics, Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital, Dongying, China.
Yan LuDepartment of Pediatrics, Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital, Dongying, China.
Fang HanDepartment of Hematology, Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital, Dongying, China.
Jing ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital, Dongying, China.
Lan LiuDepartment of Pediatrics, Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital, Dongying, China.
Qingqing ChenDepartment of Pediatrics, Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital, Dongying, China.
Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

dexamethasoneprednisolonerelapsestatus asthmaticussteroids

Identifiers

PMID31921718
PMCPMC6923200
OpenAlexW2995738181

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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