Respiratory medicine
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Respiratory medicine · Feb 2006
Randomized Controlled TrialEffect of formoterol/budesonide combination on arterial blood gases in patients with acute exacerbation of COPD.
Patients with severe chronic airway obstruction might suffer dangerous hypoxemia after administration of a beta-agonist despite bronchodilation. ⋯ These results suggest that when treating patients suffering from acute exacerbation of COPD with formoterol, it is prudent to check their arterial blood gases. In any case, combined administration of formoterol and budesonide reduces the potential for acute effects of formoterol on blood-gas tensions.