Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is effective in improving exercise performance and health status in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the role of nutritional support in the enhancement of the benefits of exercise training has not been explored. A double blind, randomised, controlled trial of carbohydrate supplementation was undertaken in patients attending outpatient p...

BACKGROUND Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is an important, evidence-based component for the management of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In daily practice, the majority of COPD patients are treated in primary care. However, information about the availability of PR in primary care in Sweden is lacking. The aim was to investigate the availability of rehabilitation r...

OBJECTIVE To improve nutrition of malnourished children in the community, using home based treatment. METHODS A prospective cohort study was conducted in a squatter settlement of Karachi (Khuda Ki Basti). The study was conducted from August 2006 to March 2007. All children <5 years who were <-3sd weight for height were included as per WHO guidelines. After initial screening for complications,...

AIMS The aims of this study were to analyze the causes of morbidity and mortality in a large population of seabirds admitted to the Tafira Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (TWRC) in Gran Canaria Island, Spain, from 2003 to 2013, and to analyze the outcomes of the rehabilitation process. METHODS We included 1,956 seabirds (133 dead on admission and 1,823 admitted alive) in this study. Causes of ...

Nutritional status is often impaired in ambulatory rehabilitation patients. Wasting conditions can be classified as starvation, sarcopenia or cachexia but differences between these are not well defined, and misdiagnosis may lead to inappropriate intervention. A secondary analysis of data from 187 ambulatory rehabilitation patients aged >=60 years aimed to identify patients with one or more wast...

BACKGROUND Pulmonary rehabilitation has become a standard of care for patients with chronic lung diseases. This document provides a systematic, evidence-based review of the pulmonary rehabilitation literature that updates the 1997 guidelines published by the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. METHODS The gui...

OBJECTIVES Nutritional rehabilitation in Africa relies mainly on imported skim milk enriched with a sugar and salt mixture. We evaluated whether milk plus porridge made from local ingredients improves the outcome of childhood nutritional rehabilitation versus milk alone. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study was conducted in a nutritional unit in Lacor (Northern Uganda). The porridge, made from che...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of developmental stimulation and nutritional supplementation in rehabilitation of malnourished children in the hospital and community settings. DESIGN Prospective follow up study. SETTINGS (i) Nutrition clinic of a teaching hospital; and (ii) Community Nutrition Project in coastal Kerala. SUBJECTS (i) Hospital study: 100 children aged 6-24 months with modera...

The severe course of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is associated with multiple life-threatening complications that lead to delayed initiation active rehabilitation and unfavorable long-term treatment outcomes. Tracheoesophageal fistula one these complications. specific feature this event in COVID-19 tissue regeneration which requires a non-standard approach management such patients. ...