User:DayWalsh/Recommendations - How to manage COPD/systemic corticosteroids
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Systemic corticosteroids when used in exacerbations can lead to shorter hospital stays, as well as educed treatment failure and relapse rates (27). Oral corticosteroids are preferred as they are almost 100% bioavailable and have similar efficacy to intravenous corticosteroids (27).