COPD patients prescribed inhaled corticosteroid in primary care: time for re-assessment based on exacerbation rate and blood eosinophils?

COPD patients prescribed inhaled corticosteroid in primary care: time for re-assessment based on exacerbation rate and blood eosinophils?

Abstract Background and objective Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy for COPD should be guided by exacerbations and blood-eosinophils according to the GOLD 2020 strategy document. In the present study, we applied these recent recommendations in a large cohort of COPD patients recruited from genera...

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Main Authors: Osman Savran, Nina Godtfredsen, Torben Sørensen, Christian Jensen, Charlotte Suppli Ulrik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
COPD
ICS
General practice
Exacerbations
Eosinophils
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01651-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01651-w

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