Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Exercise, and Exacerbations of COPD: Known Clinical Efficacy and the Unknown Mechanisms

[摘要] In a previous issue of CHEST (December 2017), Moore et al¹ published a large-scale cohort study of electronic health records reporting COPD patients referred for (but who did not necessarily complete) pulmonary rehabilitation did not experience fewer general practitioner visits and hospitalizations compared with those not referred.¹ Conversely, the latest findings from a UK (National) COPD Pulmonary Rehabilitation Audit highlighted that completion of pulmonary rehabilitation is associated with reduced risk of hospitalization and time spent in hospital.

[学科分类] 呼吸医学