Outcome of short-term systemic steroid therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with acute exacerbation

Outcome of short-term systemic steroid therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with acute exacerbation

Abstract Background There are insufficient data on the optimum duration of systemic steroid therapy during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Aim To evaluate the outcome of short-term systemic steroid therapy in patients hospitalized with acute exacerbation of COPD a...

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Main Authors: Ashraf Zin El-Abdeen, Lamiaa H. Shaaban, Shereen Farghaly, Hanan Galal, Entsar H. Mohammed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-08-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
Subjects:
acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
short-term systemic steroid
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/ejb.ejb_104_17

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