[Pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].
2008; Faculte de medecine de l'Universite de Liege; Volume: 63; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
0370-629X
AutoresJean-Louis Corhay, Delphine Nguyen Dang, Pierre Schees, Irène Salamun, Thierry Bury, Freddy Pirnay, Renaud Louis,
Tópico(s)Delphi Technique in Research
ResumoThe current treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients must comprise, in addition to an optimal pharmacological treatment, a pulmonary rehabilitation, if possible multidisciplinary, and a program of post-rehabilitation in order to maintain the outcomes. Today pulmonary rehabilitation has proved to be effective in improving dyspnoea, exercise capacity and quality of life in COPD patients, and reducing the use of health services and thus the cost. In this article we want to present pulmonary rehabilitation, its indications and results, and the way by which it is held in the CHU of Liege.
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