ACP Journal Club. Prior use of inhaled corticosteroids was associated with less mortality in elders with COPD and pneumonia

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Matthew B Stanbrook. Ann Intern Med. 2012.

. 2012 Feb 21;156(4):JC2-12.

doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-4-201202210-02012.

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Observational study of inhaled corticosteroids on outcomes for COPD patients with pneumonia.
Chen D, Restrepo MI, Fine MJ, Pugh MJ, Anzueto A, Metersky ML, Nakashima B, Good C, Mortensen EM. Chen D, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 Aug 1;184(3):312-6. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201012-2070OC. Epub 2011 Apr 21. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011. PMID: 21512168 Free PMC article.

ACP Journal Club. Review: Inhaled corticosteroids do not reduce mortality but increase pneumonia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Rees PJ. Rees PJ. Ann Intern Med. 2009 Mar 17;150(6):JC3-6. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-6-200903170-02006. Ann Intern Med. 2009. PMID: 19306488 No abstract available.
ACP Journal Club. Review: Long-term use of inhaled corticosteroids increases fracture risk in COPD.
Seggev JS. Seggev JS. Ann Intern Med. 2012 Mar 20;156(6):JC3-7. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-6-201203200-02007. Ann Intern Med. 2012. PMID: 22431693 No abstract available.
ACP Journal Club. Review: Addition of inhaled corticosteroids to long-acting beta2-agonists does not improve outcomes in stable COPD.
Aaron SD. Aaron SD. Ann Intern Med. 2010 Mar 16;152(6):JC3-5. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-152-6-201003160-02005. Ann Intern Med. 2010. PMID: 20231559 No abstract available.
Long-term use of inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of pneumonia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis.
Singh S, Amin AV, Loke YK. Singh S, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Feb 9;169(3):219-29. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2008.550. Arch Intern Med. 2009. PMID: 19204211 Review.
[Pneumology. Inhaled corticosteroids in COPD: more and interesting data!].
Rochat T. Rochat T. Rev Med Suisse. 2008 Jan 16;4(140):155-7. Rev Med Suisse. 2008. PMID: 18309880 Review. French.