adjunctive therapies | number of AARDs | |
---|---|---|
n | % | |
continuous medication | ||
 Budesonide, inhalation | 12 | 17 |
 Furosemide, orally/intravenously | 13 | 19 |
 Glucocorticoids, orally/intravenously | 15 | 21 |
 Ipratropium bromide, inhalation | 27 | 39 |
 Levamethadone, orally | 4 | 6 |
 Morphine, patient controlled analgesia | 7 | 10 |
 Morphine, continual intravenous infusion | 2 | 3 |
 Morphine, slow release, orally | 19 | 27 |
 NaCl 0.9%, inhalation | 25 | 36 |
 Salbutamol, inhalation | 52 | 74 |
 Salmeterol/Fluticasone, inhalation | 20 | 29 |
 Xylometazoline, intranasally | 8 | 11 |
 Other medications | 3 | 4 |
on demand medication | ||
 Ipratropium bromide, inhalation | 3 | 4 |
 Salbutamol, inhalation | 1 | 1 |
 Oxygen | 57 | 81 |
non-pharmacological treatments | ||
 mechanical suction of secretion | 38 | 54 |
 physiotherapy | 11 | 16 |
others | 4 | 6 |