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Inhalation devices and inhaled corticosteroids particle size influence on severe pneumonia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a nationwide cohort study.

Christian Kjer HeerfordtChristian RønnZitta Barrella HarboeTruls Sylvan IngebrigtsenAlexander Svorre JordanJon Torgny WilckeBarbara BonnesenTor Biering-SørensenRikke SørensenJon Gitz HollerTheis Skovsgaard ItenovHelle Krogh JohansenPradeesh SivapalanJosefin EklöfJens-Ulrik Stæhr Jensen
Published in: BMJ open respiratory research (2023)
The use of extrafine particle ICS administration was associated with a lower risk of pneumonia hospitalisation in patients with COPD compared with those who received standard size treatment.
Keyphrases
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • cystic fibrosis
  • lung function
  • early onset
  • community acquired pneumonia
  • intensive care unit
  • combination therapy
  • air pollution