Winck J, Camacho R, Ambrosino N
Department of Pulmonology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Portugal & Linde Healthcare, Pullach, Germany.
REMEO Program, Colombia.
Rev Port Pneumol (2006). 2015 May 8. doi: 10.1016/j.rppnen.2015.03.005.
The numbers of patients needing prolonged mechanical ventilation are growing. The rehabilitation programs to be implemented in specialized inpatient facilities are ill defined. There is a clear need to establish guidelines to define the optimal rehabilitation program in this setting. In this article we review the current evidence and propose some guidance.