COPD exacerbations: the impact of long versus short courses of oral corticosteroids on mortality and pneumonia: nationwide data on 67 000 patients with COPD followed for 12 months

INTRODUCTION: A large group of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are exposed to an overload of oral corticosteroids (OCS) due to repeated exacerbations. This is associated with potential serious adverse effects. Therefore, we evaluated the impact of a recommended reduction o...

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Autores principales: Sivapalan, Pradeesh, Ingebrigtsen, Truls Sylvan, Rasmussen, Daniel Bech, Sørensen, Rikke, Rasmussen, Christian Madelaire, Jensen, Camilla Bjørn, Allin, Kristine Højgaard, Eklöf, Josefin, Seersholm, Niels, Vestbo, Joergen, Jensen, Jens-Ulrik Stæhr
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
Materias:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6530506/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31179005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2019-000407

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6530506/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31179005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2019-000407

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