TY - JOUR T1 - Administration of steroids in acute exacerbations of COPD JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 142 LP - 143 DO - 10.1136/emj.2005.033472 VL - 23 IS - 2 AU - Shweta Gidwani AU - Craig Ferguson Y1 - 2006/02/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/23/2/142.abstract N2 - Report by Shweta Gidwani, Clinical Effectiveness Fellow 
 Search checked by Craig Ferguson - Clinical Research Fellow 
 Manchester Royal Infirmary A short cut review was carried out to establish whether post discharge steroids are beneficial in acute exacerbations of COPD. 237 papers were found using the reported search, of which one presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of this best paper are tabulated. It is concluded that post-discharge steroids are beneficial in the short term. Clinical scenario A 55 year old man, known … ER -