Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, surgery and pulmonary rehabilitation

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, surgery and pulmonary rehabilitation.

Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program on Severity of Symptoms in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

800x600 Background and Objectives: Cough and dyspnea are two most common symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of pulmonary rehabilitation program on severity of symptoms in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Materials and Methods: This study was a clinical trial in which 70 patien...

Effect of Home-based Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Daily Activity of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is an important part of treatment in patients with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) with the goal of achieving and maintaining maximum functional independence since this disease causes symptoms including fatigue, and consequently decrease in daily living activity. Aim: To determine the effect of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation on daily living...

Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Respiratory Rehabilitation and Respiratory Division, University Hospital; Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; and Respiratory Rehabilitation, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium; and Rehabilitation Clinical Trials Center, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Cente...

Pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The 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 ...