Pulmonary rehabilitation after exacerbation of bronchiectasis: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Pulmonary rehabilitation improves exercise capacity and reduces risk of future exacerbation in COPD when performed after an exacerbation. There have been no previous studies of post-exacerbation rehabilitation in bronchiectasis. Methods Parallel group randomized controlled trial...

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Main Authors: James D. Chalmers, Megan L. Crichton, Gill Brady, Simon Finch, Mike Lonergan, Thomas C. Fardon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0856-0