When a patient is in hospital, they get chest X-rays and lung function tests. Most days, a medical professional listens to see if their breathing is improving.
But when a patient leaves the hospital, all that monitoring stops.
1 in 5 patients hospitalized with COPD are readmitted within 30 days of discharge - costing the US over $15 billion. But why?
When a patient is in hospital, they get chest X-rays and lung function tests. Most days, a medical professional listens to see if their breathing is improving.
But when a patient leaves the hospital, all that monitoring stops.