Comparison of Immediate and Sequential Withdrawal of a Systemic Glucocorticoid in the Treatment of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Controlled, Open-Label Study
Patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) were treated with immediate or sequential withdrawal after 5 days of systemic glucocorticoids. The effects of the two withdrawal methods on the prognosis of patients were compared at 30, 90, 180, and 360 days after d...
Main Authors: | Ling Zhou, Yuanyuan Fang, Wei Liu, Jianchu Zhang, Yingnan Wang, Sheng Xie, Minhua Zhong, Zhengyan Wang, Guangcai Li, Hongyan Ai, Hongrong Guo, Fanjun Zeng, Wei Xiao, Chenghong Li, Yi Hu, Yijun Tang, Huiguo Liu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2021.639079/full |
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