pulmonary disorders
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Introduction
Pulmonary rehabilitation is the use of supervised exercise, education, support, and behavioral intervention to improve functional capacity and enhance quality of life in patients with chronic respiratory disorders ( General references ). For many patients with chronic respiratory disorders, medical therapy only partially allays the symptoms and complications of the disorder. A comprehensive program of pulmonary rehabilitation may lead to significant clinical improvement by Reducing shortness of breath Increasing exercise tolerance To a lesser extent, decreasing the number of hospitalizations A retrospective cohort study showed that in patients with COPD, initiation of pulmonary rehabilitation within 3 months after hospital discharge significantly reduced the risk of 1-year mortality ( General references ). Due to the potential for bias, findings require validation in a prospective randomized clinical trial. 