Empiric Antibiotic and Corticosteroid Prescribing for Hospitalized Acute Exacerbations of COPD: Associations with Length of Stay and Readmissions in a Large Multicenter U.S. Cohort

Authors

• Kumar Abhishek, HCA HealthcareFollow
• Pratyush Kumar, HCA HealthcareFollow
• Archana Machavarapu, HCA Healthcare
• Munaf Siyamwala, HCA HealthcareFollow
• Michael Waxman, HCA HealthcareFollow
• Jeffrey Durbin, HCA HealthcareFollow
• Kari Nilsen, HCA HealthcareFollow

Files

Division

Mid America

Hospital

Centerpoint Medical Center

Specialty

Internal Medicine

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2026

Disciplines

Internal Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Respiratory Tract Diseases | Therapeutics

Original Publisher

HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education

Recommended Citation

Abhishek, Kumar; Kumar, Pratyush; Machavarapu, Archana; Siyamwala, Munaf; Waxman, Michael; Durbin, Jeffrey; and Nilsen, Kari, "Empiric Antibiotic and Corticosteroid Prescribing for Hospitalized Acute Exacerbations of COPD: Associations with Length of Stay and Readmissions in a Large Multicenter U.S. Cohort" (2026). MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026. 3.
https://scholarlycommons.hcahealthcare.com/midamerica2026/3