Pulmonary Rehabilitation Reduces Emergency Admission and Hospitalization Rates of Patients with Chronic Respiratory Diseases.
Ipek OzmenElif Ozari YildirimMurat ÖztürkBirsen OcaklıReyhan YıldızRüya AydınMeral KarakışÖzgür YılmazEmine AksoyPublished in: Turkish thoracic journal (2018)
Pulmonary rehabilitation leads to an increase in exercise capacity as well as improved quality of life, resulting in a decrease in emergency admissions and hospitalization rates. Considering the cost of hospitalization, it is important to add PR to the management of patients with chronic respiratory diseases, in addition to medical therapy.