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A community integrated respiratory team can improve patient care, quality of life and reduce hospital stays

2016; Royal College of Physicians; Volume: 16; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-s33

1473-4893

Michael Apps, Jan Minter, James Whitfield, Sue Field, Ronni Pearce, Mark Haigh, Petra Rosier, Bernadette Hawkes, Loren Ateli, Donna Carter, Sue Webb, Sue Barfield, P. Bannister, Honorie Olympio-Anang, Carole Goodrich, Jodie Finney, Lelly-Ann Keeling,

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research

To identify the impact of a community integrated respiratory team on early discharge after exacerbation of COPD, need for pulmonary rehabilitation and care provision in the community. A rolling audit of all referrals to the team to identify comorbidity, complexity of disease and need for pulmonary