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

Background Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are associated with an increased risk of pneumonia among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The introduction of extrafine particle ICS has aimed to improve the distribution of medicine in the airways by altering deposition within the...

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Main Authors: Truls Sylvan Ingebrigtsen, Josefin Eklöf, Jens-Ulrik Stæhr Jensen, Tor Biering-Sørensen, Jon Torgny Wilcke, Jon Gitz Holler, Helle Krogh Johansen, Zitta Barrella Harboe, Christian Kjer Heerfordt, Christian Rønn, Barbara Bonnesen, Theis Skovsgaard Itenov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-07-01
Series:BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Online Access:https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/10/1/e001814.full