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The provided abstract is truncated and does not report the quantitative results of early outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation compared with usual care.
RCT (n=42)
Truncated abstract precludes assessment of early outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation; leaves open its role versus usual care.
▴ Man W D-C, Polkey MI, Donaldson N, et al . Community pulmonary rehabilitation after hospitalisation for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: randomised controlled study. BMJ2004;329:1209–11 [OpenUrl][1][Abstract/FREE Full Text][2] Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) results in significant improvements to quality of life and both functional and maximum exercise capacity in patients with stable COPD. In this study the benefits of an early outpatient PR programme were compared with usual care at 3 months following hospital admission for acute exacerbation of COPD. 42 patients … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1136%252Fbmj.38258.662720.3A%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F15504763%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/ijlink?linkType=ABST&journalCode=bmj&resid=329/7476/1209&atom=%2Fthoraxjnl%2F60%2F3%2F233.atom
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Akash Jain (2005) conducted an RCT in Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (n=42). Early outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation vs. Usual care was evaluated. The provided abstract is truncated and does not report the quantitative results of early outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation compared with usual care.
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