@article {GarciaP3552, author = {Marcos Garcia and Macarena Arroyo Varela and Antonio Dorado Galindo and Adolfo Domenech del R{\'\i}o and Mar{\'\i}a Jes{\'u}s Prunera Pardell and Ana Mar{\'\i}a Godoy Ramirez and Jose Lu{\'\i}s De la Cruz R{\'\i}os and Belen Gonz{\'a}lez S{\'a}nchez and Marta Entrambasaguas Mart{\'\i}n}, title = {Influence of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD in respiratory hospital admissions (Rha) and emergency department visits (EDv)}, volume = {40}, number = {Suppl 56}, elocation-id = {P3552}, year = {2012}, publisher = {European Respiratory Society}, abstract = {Introduction:Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) provides significant clinical benefits to patients with severe and very severe COPDObjectives:To verify the effect of PR on COPD patients in our Hospital, not only in terms of Lung Function Tests but also in Rha and EDv.Methods:148 patients were studied, 106 started PR from January 2009 to October 2010 and 42 did not.We compared EDv and Rha of patients for one year before and after receiving PR and also with the patients who did not. Changes in FEV1 and in 6MWT (6-minute walk test) were also studied.Results:View this table:Data of 106 patients who followed PRView this table:Data of 42 patients who did not followed PRBoth EDv and Rha show a decrease, being statistically significant in the case of EDv.Also FEV1 and 6MWT show a statistically significant improvement.Conclusions:PR is an effective intervention in treating COPD patients, as it results in significant clinical improvements by increasing capacity to perform physical exercise and by lowering EDv and Rha rates.}, issn = {0903-1936}, URL = {https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P3552}, eprint = {https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P3552.full.pdf}, journal = {European Respiratory Journal} }