Perspective of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Centers in Latin America

Figures & data

Table 1. Estimated distribution and population of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Centers in Latin American countries and percentages of responders.

Nation	N Estimated	Answers N (%)	N /100 thousand Inhabitants
Brazil	124	106 (85.4)	0.05
Argentina	45	22 (48.8)	0.10
Colombia	25	17 (68.0)	0.05
Chile	8	2 (25.0)	0.04
Mexico	4	3 (75.0)	0.003
Ecuador	3	3 (100)	0.01
Costa Rica	2	2 (100)	0.04
Uruguay	2	2 (100)	0.05
Paraguay	2	0	0.02
Peru	1	1 (100)	0.003
Honduras	1	1 (100)	0.01
El Salvador	1	1 (100)	0.01
Bolivia	1	0	0.009
Venezuela	1	0	0.003
Panama	0	NA	NA
Nicaragua	0	NA	NA
Guatemala	0	NA	NA
Belize	0	NA	NA
	Total = 217	Total= 160

N = absolute number; N/100 thousand inhabitants = N/population of the country x 100.000. NA = does not apply.

Table 2. Equipments available in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Centers of Latin America according to the answered questionnaires (n = 160).

Equipments	N (%)*	M [IIQ]
Treadmill	147 (91.9)	2 [1-4]
Cyclergometers	145 (90.6)	2 [1-4]
Dumbbells	139 (86.9)	NA
Anklets	123 (76.9)	NA
Elastic bands^#	109 (68.1)	NA
Bodybuilding equipment	90 (56.3)	NA
Sticks	90 (56.3)	NA
Upper limb cycle ergometer	63 (39.4)	0 [0-1]

N = absolute number of Centers containing the equipments; M[IIQ] = median [interquartile range] of pulmonary rehabilitation centers; # Theraband/Theratube, * The sum can be above 100%.

Figure 1. Estimated distribution of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Centers in Latin American countries.