College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
East Mediterr Health J. 2012 Feb;18(2):120-6. doi: 10.26719/2012.18.2.120.
Pulmonary rehabilitation is a tool that is receiving more acceptance in chronic lung diseases. A retrospective study was made in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on respiratory parameters and health care utilization in a group of outpatients with chronic lung diseases other than chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A group of 51 patients diagnosed with interstitial lung diseases, bronchiectasis, asthma and scoliosis were studied. Initial number of emergency department visits and hospital admissions and use of prednisone and antibiotics were significantly associated with adherence to the pulmonary rehabilitation programme. There was a significant improvement in functional exercise capacity as manifested on the 6-minute walking distance and distance on treadmill, bicycle and arm ergometer and significantly better utilization of health care resources (fewer emergency department and outpatient department visits) over the 12 months after completion of the programme.
肺康复是一种在慢性肺部疾病中越来越被接受的工具。在沙特阿拉伯利雅得进行了一项回顾性研究，研究了肺康复对一组患有除慢性阻塞性肺疾病以外的慢性肺部疾病的门诊患者的呼吸参数和医疗保健利用的影响。研究了一组 51 名被诊断患有间质性肺疾病、支气管扩张、哮喘和脊柱侧凸的患者。急诊就诊次数和住院次数以及泼尼松和抗生素的使用与坚持肺康复计划显著相关。在完成计划后的 12 个月内，功能运动能力显著改善，表现为 6 分钟步行距离和跑步机、自行车和手臂测力计距离的改善，以及更好地利用医疗保健资源（急诊就诊次数和门诊就诊次数减少）。
