Does Tiotropium Reduce Hospitalizations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

  1. Yuji Oba, MD
  1. From University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212.

    TO THE EDITOR:

    Because no studies have shown a clear survival benefit with any inhaled therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the next most important hard outcome would be hospitalization rates. In their systematic review, Wilt and colleagues (1) concluded that the reductions in hospitalizations with inhaled …

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    • Clinical Guidelines: Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review for a Clinical Practice Guideline
      • Timothy J. Wilt,
      • Dennis Niewoehner,
      • Roderick MacDonald,
      • and Robert L. Kane
      Ann Intern Med November 6, 2007 147:639-653
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    1. Ann Intern Med April 15, 2008 vol. 148 no. 8 626
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