Review paper

Discordant diagnostic criteria for pneumonia in COPD trials: a review

Volume: 30, Issue: 162, Pages: 210124 - 210124
Published: Nov 17, 2021
Abstract
Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) have a class effect of increasing pneumonia risk in patients with COPD. However, pneumonia incidence varies widely across clinical trials of ICS use in COPD. This review clarifies methodological differences in defining and recording pneumonia events in these trials and discusses factors that could contribute to the varying pneumonia incidence. Literature searches and screening yielded 40 relevant references for...
Paper Details
Title
Discordant diagnostic criteria for pneumonia in COPD trials: a review
Published Date
Nov 17, 2021
Volume
30
Issue
162
Pages
210124 - 210124
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