Journal article
Survival after inpatient or outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease: a multicentre retrospective cohort study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The impact of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) on survival in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD) is unknown. Given the challenges conducting a large randomised controlled trial, we aimed to determine whether improvement in 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) was associated with better survival.
METHODS: This retrospective, international cohort study included patients with fibrotic ILD participating in either inpatient or …
Authors
Guler SA; Hur SA; Stickland MK; Brun P; Bovet L; Holland AE; Bondarenko J; Hambly N; Wald J; Makhdami N
Journal
Thorax, Vol. 77, No. 6, pp. 589–595
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
6 2022
DOI
10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-217361
ISSN
0040-6376