Comparison 1. Early rehab versus usual care.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 SGRQ Total: mean difference	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
1.1 6 weeks	1	13	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐12.70 [‐30.39, 4.99]
1.2 3 months	1	12	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐9.15 [‐28.08, 9.78]
1.3 12 months	1	7	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐10.27 [‐45.15, 24.61]
2 FEV1 L: mean difference	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
2.1 Discharge	1	17	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.13 [‐0.60, 0.34]
2.2 6 weeks	1	14	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.07 [‐0.55, 0.69]
2.3 3 months	1	13	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.15 [‐0.55, 0.85]
2.4 12 months	1	8	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.30 [‐1.11, 1.71]
3 Mortality	1	20	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	5.0 [0.64, 39.06]