Large Study Finds ICS Therapy Reduces Pneumonia Mortality

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are hospitalized for pneumonia and treated with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) have decreased mortality when compared to those who are not treated with ICS, according to a retrospective analysis of almost 16,000 COPD patients admitted to VA hospitals. The use of ICS in COPD patients reduces exacerbations, but increases the rate pneumonia...

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