Association of blood eosinophils with corticosteroid treatment failure stratified by smoking status among inpatients with AECOPD

CONCLUSION: Elevated blood eosinophils are associated with a lower rate of corticosteroid treatment failure, regardless of smoking status. Smoking does not modify the association between blood eosinophil level and corticosteroid treatment failure among inpatients with AECOPD.PMID:38609180 | DOI:10.1136/bmjresp-2023-001634

Source: Respiratory Care - April 12, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Jiachen Li Yingting Zuo Lin Feng Yutong Samuel Cai Jian Su Zhaohui Tong Lirong Liang Source Type: research