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ReviewInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2017

When is dual bronchodilation indicated in COPD?

Mike Thomas, David Mg Halpin, Marc Miravitlles

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Review in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Russian guidelines for the management of COPD: algorithm of pharmacologic treatment.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mike ThomasPrimary Care and Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton.
David Mg HalpinDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK.
Marc MiravitllesPneumology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Barcelona, Spain.
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias · ESRoyal Devon and Exeter Hospital · GBUniversity of Southampton · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inhaled bronchodilator medications are central to the management of COPD and are frequently given on a regular basis to prevent or reduce symptoms. While short-acting bronchodilators are a treatment option for people with relatively few COPD symptoms and at low risk of exacerbations, for the majority of patients with significant breathlessness at the time of diagnosis, long-acting bronchodilators may be required. Dual bronchodilation with a long-acting β

Indexed as

Administration, InhalationAdrenal Cortex HormonesAdrenergic beta-2 Receptor AgonistsBronchodilator AgentsClinical Decision-MakingDisease ProgressionDrug CombinationsForced Expiratory VolumeHumansLungMuscarinic AntagonistsPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVital CapacityAdrenal Cortex HormonesAdrenergic beta-2 Receptor AgonistsBronchodilator AgentsDrug CombinationsMuscarinic AntagonistsCOPDdual bronchodilationICSmonobronchodilationtriple therapy

Identifiers

PMID28814857
PMCPMC5546730
OpenAlexW2743855361

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