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Table 2 Crude outcomes in the delayed and early pulmonary rehabilitation groups

From: Outcomes after early and delayed rehabilitation for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a nationwide retrospective cohort study in Japan

 

Delayed pulmonary rehabilitation (n = 8459)

Early pulmonary rehabilitation (n = 4113)

P-value

90-day readmission, n (%)

1843 (21.8)

809 (19.7)

0.007

Barthel index ≥15 at discharge, n (%)

4193 (49.6)

2027 (49.3)

0.776

Length of stay, mean (SD)

30.4 (24.6)

20.3 (18.5)

<0.001

  1. SD standard deviation