Retrospective comparison of pneumonia occurence in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using inhaled combination or inhaled long acting beta agonist alone

Volume: 54 Number: 1 March 1, 2015
  • Tuğba ÖNALAN Ayşegül BAYSAK Jülide Çeldir EMRE Özer ÖZDEMİR Mustafa Hikmet Özhan
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Retrospective comparison of pneumonia occurence in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using inhaled combination or inhaled long acting beta agonist alone

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Aim: Data from recent studies revealed that the use of combinations of inhaled corticosteroids and long acting beta 2 agonists (LABA) may increase pneumonia risk in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. The aim of this retrospective study is to compare the occurence of pneumonia in COPD patients who received regularly inhaled corticosteroid and LABA combinations with the patients who received inhaled LABA only. Materials and Methods: Sixty-two COPD patients were included in the study. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to the inhaled agents they used; “combination group” (31 patients; 26 male, 5 female; median age±SD: 68±9) and “LABA group” (31 patients; 27 male, 4 female; median age±SD: 66±8). Medical recotds of patients were retrospectively evaluated and all patients were contacted via telephone. Results: Ten patients in combination group had severe or very severe COPD (FEV1

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Tuğba ÖNALAN Ayşegül BAYSAK Jülide Çeldir EMRE Özer ÖZDEMİR Mustafa Hikmet Özhan

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March 1, 2015

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1.Tuğba ÖNALAN Ayşegül BAYSAK Jülide Çeldir EMRE Özer ÖZDEMİR Mustafa Hikmet Özhan. Kombine preparat ya da tek başına uzun etkili beta agonist kullanan kronik obstrüktif akciğer hastalığı olgularında pnömoni gelişme oranının retrospektif olarak karşılaştırılması. EJM. 2015 Mar. 1;54(1):4-7. doi:10.19161/etd.344099

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