Antibiotics vs placebo
Any adverse event WMD of · Adults (aged 40 or over) with COPD presenting with 1 or more exacerbations in the previous year. The 2 larger studies (Albert 2011; Sethi…
Antibiotics showed no clear difference in any adverse event WMD of compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Prophylactic antibiotic therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyOR 1.07 [0.69, 1.67]4 studies · 512 participantsModerate