Effectiveness of Inhaled Combined Corticosteroid/Long-Acting Bronchodilator Treatment in Reducing COPD Exacerbations and Short-Acting Bronchodilator Use

Douglas W. Mapel,Melissa H. Roberts,C.M. Blanchette,H. Petersen,Sulabha Ramachandran

Effectiveness of Inhaled Combined Corticosteroid/Long-Acting Bronchodilator Treatment in Reducing COPD Exacerbations and Short-Acting Bronchodilator Use

2013

Douglas W. Mapel
Melissa H. Roberts
C.M. Blanchette
H. Petersen
Sulabha Ramachandran

Objective: Tocomparebudesonide/formoterol�(BFC)� andfluticasonepropionate/salmeterol�(FSC)�intheir� abilitytoreduceCOPDexacerbationsusinganovel� riskstratificationapproach. •� Design:� Retrospectivecohortstudywithpropensity� matchingandstratificationbyshort-actingbeta2-ago- nist�(SABA)�use.

Keywords:

Anesthesia
Corticosteroid
Medicine
COPD
Bronchodilator
long acting bronchodilator

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