Study reveals the Prospector calculator reduces antibiotic prescriptions in COPD exacerbations, improving outcomes and ...

Data support recommendations if patients are treated on an outpatient basis ... Conclusion. In the treatment of COPD exacerbations, systemic corticosteroids improve airflow limitations, decrease ...

Patients with acute COPD exacerbation should be treated with systemic corticosteroids, antibiotics and NPPV. Systemic corticosteroids reduce treatment failures in both in-hospital and outpatient ...

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced full results from the Salford Lung Study (SLS), a pioneering study of COPD treatment aimed ... rate of moderate or severe exacerbations by 8.4% compared to ...

For instance, a study involving patients after an acute exacerbation of COPD demonstrated that those ... compared to those who received standard treatment alone[1]. This aligns with findings ...

Results Azithromycin treatment significantly reduced sputum ... double-blind study of the efficacy of azithromycin in the chronic, outpatient management of COPD with a primary outcome of time to first ...

Background Previous models of Hospital at Home (HAH) for COPD exacerbation (ECOPD ... 90% of patients across both arms stated they would prefer HAH treatment during future exacerbations of similar ...

METHODS One hundred patients with COPD ... outpatient clinic at The London Chest Hospital over a period of 16 months. Inclusion criteria were a clinical diagnosis of COPD and a requirement that ...

Tezepelumab did not significantly decrease moderate or severe COPD exacerbations compared with placebo, the COURSE trial found.

During and after an exacerbation, mental recovery involves taking care of both your physical and mental health. Resting, ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a condition that affects more than 14 million U.S. adults, is marked by damage ...