Evaluations during the study period
Time related to discharge | |||||||||||
M−1 | M0 | M1 | M3 | M6 | M9 | M12 | M15 | M18 | M21 | M24 | |
Physical examination | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Dyspnoea score | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
ABG | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Spirometry | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
MIP | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Biochemistry | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
Chest radiography | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
ECG | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
6MWD | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
Sleep quality score | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Polysomnography | ✓ | ||||||||||
MRF-28 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
SGRQ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
CT scan# | ✓ | ||||||||||
Echocardiography# | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
Drugs check | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Side-effects | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Hospitalisation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Treatment compliance | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
M: months
M0: discharge
ABG: arterial blood gas analysis
MIP: maximal inspiratory pressure
ECG: electrocardiogram
6MWD: 6-min walking distance test
MRF-28: Maugeri Foundation Respiratory Failure Questionnaire
SGRQ: St George's Respiratory Questionnaire
CT: computed tomography
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