Does early pulmonary rehabilitation improve physical performance compared to later rehabilitation in patients with acute exacerbation of COPD?
Early pulmonary rehabilitation after COPD exacerbation accelerates physical recovery but does not impact survival or readmission rates.
Early pulmonary rehabilitation after acute exacerbation of COPD led to a faster improvement in physical performance compared to rehabilitation initiated later in the stable phase, but did not improve survival or prolong time to hospital readmission.
Kjaergaard et al. (Wed,) studied this question.
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