Safety of benzodiazepines and opioids in very severe respiratory disease.

[Argirios Argiriou]

BMJ, 30 January 2014.

Safety of benzodiazepines and opioids in very severe respiratory disease: national prospective study.

    Magnus P Ekström, medical doctor, research fellow12,
    Anna Bornefalk-Hermansson, biostatistician3,
    Amy P Abernethy, associate professor45,
    David C Currow, professor5

Author Affiliations

    Correspondence to: M Ekström, Department of Medicine, Blekinge Hospital, SE-37185, Karlskrona, Sweden pmekstrom@gmail.com

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Conclusions: Lower dose opioids are not associated with increased admissions or deaths in patients with COPD and might be safe for symptom reduction in severe respiratory disease.

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