Treatment route: intravenous corticosteroid vs oral corticosteroid
Adverse drug effect—hyperglycaemia · exacerbations of COPD
Treatment route: intravenous corticosteroid probably leads to higher adverse drug effect ‐ hyperglycaemia compared with oral corticosteroid (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Systemic corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyOR 4.89 [1.2, 19.94]1 study · 40 participantsModerate