In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), exacerbations (ECOPD), characterized
by an acute deterioration in respiratory symptoms, are fundamental events impacting …

Purpose Early active mobilisation and rehabilitation in the intensive care unit (ICU) is being
used to prevent the long-term functional consequences of critical illness. This review aimed …

This Executive Summary of the Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and
Prevention of COPD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2017 …

Importance Meta-analyses have suggested that initiating pulmonary rehabilitation after an
exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was associated with …

Background Pulmonary rehabilitation is a proven, effective intervention for people with
chronic respiratory diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

This document provides clinical recommendations for treatment of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations. Comprehensive evidence syntheses, including …

Background Pulmonary rehabilitation is a cornerstone of care for COPD but uptake of
traditional centre-based programmes is poor. We assessed whether home-based pulmonary …

Background Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is characterised by reduced functional capacity,
dyspnoea and exercise‐induced hypoxia. Pulmonary rehabilitation is often used to improve …

Background Readmission rates following hospitalisation for COPD exacerbations are
unacceptably high, and the contributing factors are poorly understood. Our objective was to …

Introduction We examined the effectiveness of early rehabilitation for the prevention of
postintensive care syndrome (PICS), characterised by an impaired physical, cognitive or …