Association Between Initiation of Pulmonary Rehabilitation After Hospitalization for COPD and 1-Year Survival Among Medicare Beneficiaries

K. Lindenauer, Peter; Stefan, Mihaela; S. Pekow, Penelope; M. Mazor, Kathleen; Priya, Aruna; A. Spitzer, Kerry; Lagu, Tara; R. Pack, Quinn; Pinto-Plata, Víctor; ZuWallack, Richard

doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4437

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Association Between Initiation of Pulmonary Rehabilitation After Hospitalization for COPD and 1-Year Survival Among Medicare Beneficiaries

Published in JAMA • May 12, 2020

Authors:

Peter K. Lindenauer

Mihaela Stefan

Penelope S. Pekow

Abstract

Importance: Meta-analyses have suggested that initiating pulmonary rehabilitation after an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was associated with improved survival, although the number of patients studied was small and heterogeneity was high. Current guidelines recommend th...

Subject

Medicine

Pulmonary rehabilitation

COPD

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