Short-acting bronchodilators for the management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the hospital setting: systematic review

Currently, there is a lack of guidelines for the use of short-acting bronchodilators (SABD) in people admitted to hospital for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), despite routine use in practice and risk of cardiac adverse events. To review the evidence that underpi...

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Published in:	Systematic reviews Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 213
Main Authors:	Kopsaftis, Zoe A, Sulaiman, Nur S, Mountain, Oliver D, Carson-Chahhoud, Kristin V, Phillips, Paddy A, Smith, Brian J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central 29-11-2018 BMC
Subjects:	Administration, Inhalation Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists - administration & dosage Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists - therapeutic use Asthma Bronchodilators Cholinergic Antagonists - administration & dosage Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Clinical medicine Clinical trials Comorbidity Drug Therapy, Combination - standards Dyspnea Emergency medical care Evidence-based medicine Guideline Adherence - standards Hospital Hospitalization Humans Ipratropium - administration & dosage Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - drug therapy SABA SAMA Short-acting bronchodilators Systematic review Exacerbation Short-acting bronchodilators SAMA Systematic review Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Delivery Hospital SABA Dose
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Summary:	Currently, there is a lack of guidelines for the use of short-acting bronchodilators (SABD) in people admitted to hospital for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), despite routine use in practice and risk of cardiac adverse events. To review the evidence that underpins use and optimal dose, in terms of risk versus benefit, of SABD for inpatient management of AECOPD and collate the results for future guidelines. Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, clinicaltrials.gov and International Clinical Trials Registry Platform were searched (inception to November 2017) for published and ongoing studies. Included studies were randomised controlled trials or controlled clinical trials investigating the effect of SABD (β2-agonist and/or ipratropium) on inpatients with a diagnosis of AECOPD. This review was undertaken in accordance with PRISMA guidelines and a pre-defined protocol. Due to heterogeneous methodologies, meta-analysis was not possible so the results were synthesised qualitatively. Of 1378 studies identified, 10 met inclusion criteria. Narrative synthesis of 10 studies revealed no significant differences in most outcomes of interest relative to dose, delivery via inhaler or nebuliser, and type of β2-agonist used. However, some evidence demonstrated significantly increased cardiac side effects with increased dosage of β2-agonist (45% versus 24%), P<0.05). This review identified a paucity of methodologically rigorous evidence evaluating use of SABD among AECOPD. The available evidence did not identify any additional benefits for participants receiving higher doses of short-acting β2-agonists compared to lower doses, or based on type of delivery method or β2-agonists used. However, there was a small increase in some adverse events for participants using higher doses of β2-agonists.
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ISSN:	2046-4053 2046-4053
DOI:	10.1186/s13643-018-0860-0