Effect of outpatient therapy with inhaled corticosteroids on decreasing in-hospital mortality from pneumonia in patients with COPD

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and long-acting inhaled bronchodilators (IBD) are beneficial for the management of COPD. Although ICS has been reported to increase the risk of pneumonia in patients with COPD, it remains controversial whether it influences mortality. Using a...

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Autores principales: Yamauchi, Yasuhiro, Yasunaga, Hideo, Hasegawa, Wakae, Sakamoto, Yukiyo, Takeshima, Hideyuki, Jo, Taisuke, Matsui, Hiroki, Fushimi, Kiyohide, Nagase, Takahide
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4922764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27382276
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S107985

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4922764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27382276
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S107985

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