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Pulmonary rehabilitation and interstitial lung disease
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  1. A E Holland1,
  2. C F McDonald2
  1. 1
    La Trobe University and Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia
  2. 2
    Institute for Breathing and Sleep, and Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
  1. Dr A E Holland, Physiotherapy Department, Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Australia 3004; a.holland{at}alfred.org.au

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    The recent guideline on interstitial lung disease (ILD)1 has a welcome emphasis on best supportive care, including pulmonary rehabilitation. However, we were disappointed that the guideline states that “… there are no randomised controlled trials of pulmonary rehabilitation” and, as a result, ascribes a low level of evidence (C) to this intervention.

    As the authors …

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