Pulmonary rehabilitation after severe exacerbation of COPD: a nationwide population study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) lead to a significant reduction in quality of life and an increased mortality risk. Current guidelines strongly recommend pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) after a severe exacerbation. Studies reporting referral for PR are scarce, with no report to date in Europe. Therefore, we assessed the proportion of French patients receiving PR after hospitalization for COPD exacerbation and factors associated with referral.

Methods

This was a national retrospective study based on the French health insurance database. Patients hospitalized in 2017 with COPD exacerbation were identified from the exhaustive French medico-administrative database of hospitalizations. In France, referral to PR has required as a stay i

SUBMITTER: Guecamburu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10082500 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature