Comprehensive care programme for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised controlled trial.

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Abstract

There have been no randomised controlled trials that specifically evaluate the effect of a comprehensive programme with multidisciplinary input on patients who have just been discharged from hospital after treatment of acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD). The aim of this study was to assess whether a comprehensive care programme would decrease hospital readmissions and length of hospital stay (LOS) for patients with COPD.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Thorax

Title: Thorax

Publisher: BMJ

ISSN (Electronic): 1468-3296

ISSN (Print): 0040-6376

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 2017

Volume: 72

Issue: 2

Affiliations

[1 ] Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.

[2 ] Accident and Emergency Department, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

[3 ] Department of Medicine, Shatin Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

[4 ] Physiotherapy Department, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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Publisher Item ID: thoraxjnl-2016-208396

DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208396

PubMed ID: 27471050

SO-VID: 1993a5d5-3258-43ee-ad43-11c0679b15e5

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Keywords: COPD Exacerbations

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Keywords: COPD Exacerbations

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