Should we exercise caution with benzodiazepine use in patients with COPD?

Eur Respir J. 2014 Aug;44(2):284-6. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00071014.

Authors

Robert Rodriguez-Roisin¹, Judith Garcia-Aymerich²

Affiliations

¹ Servei de Pneumologia (Institut del Tòrax), Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomédiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [email protected].
² Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), CIBERESP, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 25082905
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00071014

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Benzodiazepines / adverse effects*
Benzodiazepines / therapeutic use*
Female
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / drug therapy*
Respiration Disorders / drug therapy*

Substances

Benzodiazepines