Inhaledversussystemic corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Efthymia Papadopoulou,
Sulaiman Bin Safar,
Ali Khalil
et al.
Abstract:This meta-analysis compares the efficacy and safety of inhaledversussystemic corticosteroids for COPD exacerbations.Following a pre-registered protocol, we appraised eligible randomised controlled trials (RCTs) according to Cochrane methodology, performed random-effects meta-analyses for all outcomes prioritised in the European Respiratory Society COPD core outcome set and rated the certainty of evidence as per Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation methodology.We included 20 RCTs to… Show more
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