Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improves Exercise Capacity in Subjects with Kyphoscoliosis and Severe Respiratory Impairment
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Pulmonary rehabilitation improves exercise capacity in subjects with kyphoscoliosis and severe respiratory impairment.
BACKGROUND Patients with kyphoscoliosis and severe respiratory impairment frequently experience reduction in exercise tolerance, limitation in daily life activities, and deterioration in health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) as an add-on treatment to long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) was shown to improve symptoms and HRQOL in these patients. Pulmonary rehabilitatio...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Care
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0020-1324,1943-3654
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.03095