Background: Patients with COVID-19 have experienced numerous symptoms prior to and after hospitalization, particularly in the respiratory system. The vary widely. Based on occurring through patients’ airways, most patients who recovered from still enduring of breathlessness. Pulmonary rehabilitation can be an option programs directed patients. Aim: Explore effectiveness pulmonary specifically T...

Pulmonary rehabilitation plays important role in patients with lung diseases, and it is applied acute, subacute, chronic stages of the disease. Bibliometrics, which refers to application quantitative statistical methods analyze scientific publications on a specific topic, authors, journals, citation scores, countries. Web Science (WOS) search engine selected keywords were those related “pulmona...

Pulmonary rehabilitation comprises a variety of interventions grouped into three main categories: exercise training, education, and psychological support. Typically, patients participate in a programme of exercise rehabilitation 2-3 times a week for 6-12 weeks, at the same time being encouraged to incorporate breathing and stretching exercises as part of their daily routine. The physiological r...

BACKGROUND Patients with COPD have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Whilst pulmonary rehabilitation has proven benefit for exercise tolerance and quality of life, any effect on cardiovascular risk has not been fully investigated. We hypothesised that pulmonary rehabilitation, through the exercise and nutritional intervention, would address these factors. METHODS Thirty-two stable ...

INTRODUCTION Skeletal muscle impairment is an important feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Renin-angiotensin system activity influences muscle phenotype, so we wished to investigate whether it affects the response to pulmonary rehabilitation. METHODS Two studies are described; in the first, the response of 168 COPD patients (mean forced expiratory volume in one second 51...

BACKGROUND Rehabilitation after hospital stay implies several benefits for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); still few patients are referred and participate in rehabilitation programs. We conducted a case study to investigate the effects of interventions targeting the referral, uptake, and completion for a program of early rehabilitation in the primary health-care sect...

CONTEXT The care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has changed radically over the past 2 decades, and novel therapies can not only improve the health status of patients with COPD but also modify its natural course. OBJECTIVE To systematically review the impact of long-acting bronchodilators, inhaled corticosteroids, nocturnal noninvasive mechanical ventilation, pul...