(Grade A) Different components within a pulmonary rehabilitation programme, such as resistance training, can influence quadriceps strength and this is addressed in the section 'Nature of training of these guidelines'. (√) Pulmonary rehabilitation should be offered to patients with COPD with a view ...
the most important recommendations relating to new diagnostic criteria for COPD, changes to the classification of severity of airflow obstruction, the need for multidimensional severity assessment, a new algorithm for inhaled drug treatments (figure), and the value of early pulmonary rehabilitation. Algo...
In spite of an apparent emphasis on pharmacotherapy, both GOLD and NICE Guidelines emphasise that COPD is a multi-system disease requiring a multidimensional approach to treatment. In particular, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation is reiterated, the latter not only being ...
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Reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) in patients admitted to hospital: summary of the NICE guideline. The article presents an overview of guidelines which were issued by Great Britain's National Institute for Health and Clinical Evidence (NICE) ...
Looks at the guidelines on managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) released by the Great Britain National Institute for Clinical Excellence. Problems brought about by routine reversibility testing for diagnosing COPD; Information on pulmonary reh...
NICE recommends pulmonary rehabilitation programmes for patients with COPD.doi:10.1136/bmj.i768BMJBmjJacquiWiseWise J. NICE recommends pulmonary rehabilitation programmes for patients with COPD [J]. BMJ, 2016, 352 : 768.Wise J. NICE recommends pulmonary rehabilitation programmes for patients with COPD...