Inhaled budesonide v prednisone in patients discharged from the emergency department after a severe acute exacerbation of asthma‡

Outcomes at 7 to 10 daysBudesonidePrednisoneRRR (95% CI)NNT (CI)
‡Abbreviations defined in glossary; RRR, NNT, and CI calculated from data in article.
Relapse rate10%12%15% (−94 to 63)Not significant