Publications by authors named "J R Cancado"

Article Synopsis
  • Combining ICS (a type of medicine) with long-acting bronchodilators (LABD) helps people with COPD have fewer flare-ups than just using LABD alone.
  • The study compared the risk of getting pneumonia between patients using ICS with a special medicine called ef-BDP and those only using LABD.
  • Results showed that using ef-BDP/LABD didn't increase the chance of getting pneumonia compared to LABD alone, which is a good sign for people with COPD.
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To assess healthcare resource utilization and costs of patients with asthma in Brazilian Supplementary Healthcare System, focusing on hospitalization data. Retrospective cohort study, using data from an administrative database of a private company (Orizon). Patients aged ≥ 12 years with at least one record of emergency visit/hospitalization in the database with the ICD-10 J45 between January/2010 and June/2015 were included and followed until June/2016, death or inactivation of health plan.

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