Meeting
Abstract Number: 360
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Consensus supports the use of corticosteroids in acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD), but route of administration and dosage still vary considerably. In one study comparing lower dose oral (PO) prednisone to higher dose intravenous (IV) methylprednisolone, the prednisone regimen was associated with comparable improvement in lung function and oxygenation but a trend toward significantly […]