Does early supervised pulmonary rehabilitation reduce mortality and hospital readmissions in patients hospitalized with a COPD exacerbation?
Early supervised pulmonary rehabilitation following hospitalization for COPD exacerbations reduces short-term mortality and readmissions while maintaining long-term improvements in quality of life and exercise capacity.
Moderate quality of evidence showed reductions in mortality, number of days in hospital and number of readmissions after early PR in patients hospitalized with a COPD exacerbation. Long-term effects on mortality were not statistically significant, but improvements in HRQoL and exercise capacity appeared to be maintained for at least 12 months. Therefore, we recommend early supervised PR to patients with COPD-related exacerbations. PR should be initiated during hospital admission or within 4 weeks after hospital discharge.
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