Comparison of Therapist-Directed and Physician-Directed Respiratory Care in COPD Subjects With Acute Pneumonia.

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this retrospective medical record review was to compare the effects of therapist-directed (protocol RT) and physician-directed (non-protocol RT) respiratory therapy on hospital stay and 30-d post-discharge readmission in COPD subjects with acute bacterial pneumonia. METHOD...

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Published in:	Respiratory Care Vol. 60; no. 2; pp. 151 - 155
Main Authors:	Werre, Nicholas D., Boucher, Erin L., Beachey, Will D.
Format:	research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Feb2015
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost