A bundled care approach to patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis improves transplant-free survival

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease with poor prognosis and limited therapeutic options. The 2011 ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT consensus statement provided a number of recommendations for the management of IPF patients. The primary objective of this study was to determine if “bundling” these recommendations in the management of patients with IPF impacts clinical outcomes.

Source: Respiratory Medicine CME - April 18, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tejaswini Kulkarni, John Willoughby, Pilar Acosta Lara, Young-il Kim, Rekha Ramachandran, C. Bruce Alexander, Tracy Luckhardt, Victor J. Thannickal, Joao A. de Andrade Source Type: research