Different durations of corticosteroid therapy for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

JAE Walters, DJ Tan, CJ White… - Cochrane Database of …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Current guidelines recommend that patients with acute exacerbations of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should be treated with systemic …

Long-versus short-duration systemic corticosteroid regimens for acute exacerbations of COPD: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials and cohort …

Z Zhao, O Lou, Y Wang, R Yin, C Gong, F Deng… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
While systemic corticosteroids quicken patient recovery during acute exacerbations of
COPD, they also have many adverse effects. The optimal duration of corticosteroid …