Recovery of pulmonary functions, exercise capacity, and quality of life after pulmonary rehabilitation in survivors of <scp>ARDS</scp> due to severe influenza A (H1N1) pneumonitis

Abstract

The impaired pulmonary functions and exercise capacity in the survivors of H1N1-ARDS improved soon at 3 months after hospital discharge. Their quality of life had keeping improved at 6 months even though there was no further improvement of their pulmonary functions and exercise capacity.