Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
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501 - 600Procalcitonin reduces antibiotic prescribing for acute bronchitis but not other causes of lower respiratory tract infection
Benzodiazepines for the relief of breathlessness in advanced malignant and non‐malignant diseases in adults
Self‐management interventions for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Once daily long‐acting beta2‐agonists and long‐acting muscarinic antagonists in a combined inhaler versus placebo for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Systemic corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Tiotropium Respimat has similar safety profile as HandiHaler
Antibiotics for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
One year of once-daily doxycycline does not reduce exacerbation frequency in adults with moderate to severe COPD
Psychological therapies for the treatment of depression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Oral corticosteroids for stable COPD
Computer and mobile technology interventions for self‐management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Aclidinium bromide for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Immunostimulants versus placebo for preventing exacerbations in adults with chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Digital interventions for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Head‐to‐head oral prophylactic antibiotic therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Systemic corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Cochrane systematic review
Tiotropium versus placebo for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Long-acting beta2-agonists for poorly reversible chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Cochrane systematic review
Long‐acting beta2‐agonist in addition to tiotropium versus either tiotropium or long‐acting beta2‐agonist alone for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Nutritional supplementation in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Action plans with brief patient education for exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Inhaled corticosteroids with combination inhaled long‐acting beta2‐agonists and long‐acting muscarinic antagonists for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Insomnia
Tiotropium versus long‐acting beta‐agonists for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Long‐acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) plus long‐acting beta‐agonist (LABA) versus LABA plus inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Fluticasone + salmeterol may reduce mortality but also increase pneumonia in COPD
High-end normal bilirubin level associated with reduced risk of lung disease and mortality
Combination inhaled steroid and long‐acting beta2‐agonist in addition to tiotropium versus tiotropium or combination alone for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Noninvasive positive‐pressure ventilation as a weaning strategy for intubated adults with respiratory failure
Neuromuscular electrostimulation for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Haemophilus influenzae vaccination for the prevention of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis
Nocturnal oxygen for COPD patients who do not qualify for daytime oxygen is unlikely to be helpful (INOX)
Chronic non‐invasive ventilation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Prophylactic antibiotics for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a network meta‐analysis
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation as a weaning strategy for intubated adults with respiratory failure
Pharmacological interventions for the treatment of depression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Respiratory failure
Nutritional supplementation for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Cochrane systematic review
Singing for children and adults with bronchiectasis: Cochrane systematic review
Combined corticosteroid and long‐acting beta2‐agonist in one inhaler versus inhaled corticosteroids alone for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Combined corticosteroid and long‐acting beta2‐agonist in one inhaler versus placebo for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Upper limb exercise training for COPD
Home versus center based physical activity programs in older adults
Fewer exacerbations but somewhat more pneumonia with triple inhaler therapy for COPD (IMPACT)
Tiotropium versus ipratropium for COPD
Mucolytic agents for chronic bronchitis
Pneumococcal vaccines for children and adults with bronchiectasis
Inhaled corticosteroids in COPD
Non‐invasive ventilation during exercise training for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Corticosteroids for tuberculous pleurisy: Cochrane systematic review
Integrated disease management interventions for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Decreased hospital LOS not associated with increase in 30-day readmission rates
Long-acting beta-2 agonists for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Beta2‐agonists for acute cough or a clinical diagnosis of acute bronchitis
Pulmonary rehabilitation versus usual care for adults with asthma
Combined corticosteroid and long‐acting beta2‐agonist in one inhaler versus long‐acting beta2‐agonists for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Pulmonary function tests
Short‐term ambulatory oxygen for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Cardioselective betablockers in patients with reversible airway disease
Antibiotics for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Guidelines not helpful in patients with multiple conditions
Prehospital emergency care
Supplemental oxygen ineffective for COPD with moderate hypoxemia
Treatment of acute exacerbation of asthma
Non-pharmacological interventions for breathlessness in advanced stages of malignant and non-malignant diseases: Cochrane systematic review
Inhaled steroids and risk of pneumonia for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Prophylactic antibiotic therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Population-based case-finding intervention to identify undiagnosed COPD and asthma has minimal benefits
Oxygen for breathlessness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who do not qualify for home oxygen therapy
Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction procedures for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Non‐invasive ventilation for the management of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Bronchodilators delivered by nebuliser versus pMDI with spacer or DPI for exacerbations of COPD
Palliative treatment
Long‐acting inhaled therapy (beta‐agonists, anticholinergics and steroids) for COPD: a network meta‐analysis
Intravenous alpha‐1 antitrypsin augmentation therapy for treating patients with alpha‐1 antitrypsin deficiency and lung disease
Multimodal interventions for cachexia management
Triple inhaled therapy provides a small reduction in moderate exacerbations, no effect on severe exacerbations (ETHOS)
Bronchiectasis
Temperature-induced skin disorders
Antidepressants for depression in physical illness
Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for treatment of respiratory failure due to severe acute exacerbations of asthma: Cochrane systematic review
Speech and language therapy for management of chronic cough
Influenza
Self‐management for bronchiectasis
Alpha‐2 agonists for long‐term sedation during mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients
Interventions for fatigue and weight loss in adults with advanced progressive illness