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Bronchiectasis as co morbidity with COPD or ILD: complex interactions and severe consequences [PDF]

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, 2023
Background Bronchiectasis is a chronic pulmonary disease characterized by widened, malformed bronchi, with profuse expectoration and impaired quality of life. COPD and ILD are common co-morbidities with bronchiectasis. Methods The present study evaluated
Manal SH. Elhussini, Asmaa Mahmoud Mohammed, Hoda Assad Eid, Ahmed Gharib   +3 more
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Characterization of bronchiectasis in lung cancer using German claims data [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Bronchiectasis is a chronic pulmonary disease characterized by pathological bronchial enlargement due to various underlying etiologies, leading to symptoms such as chronic cough, sputum production, and recurrent respiratory infections.
Jeremias Götschke, Julia Walter, Kathrin Kahnert, Melanie Götschke, Theodore S. Kapellos, Diego Kauffmann-Guerrero, Jürgen Behr, Amanda Tufman, Pontus Mertsch   +8 more
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Patient attitudes to nebulised antibiotics in the treatment of bronchiectasis: a mixed-methods study

ERJ Open Research, 2023
Background Regular daily nebulised antibiotics are widely used in managing bronchiectasis. This patient population typically has severe bronchiectasis requiring multiple other medications.
John Davison, Anna Robinson-Barella, Gareth Davies, Marina Campos-Hinojosa, Camille Collins, Andy Husband, Daniel Okeowo, Katy L.M. Hester, Richard Lee, Tim Rapley, Anthony De Soyza   +10 more
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‘Teach me how to look after myself’: What people with bronchiectasis want from education in a pulmonary rehabilitation setting

The Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2023
Introduction Pulmonary rehabilitation is recommended for people with bronchiectasis. Various education topics are included in these programmes, but the content is largely guided by the needs of people with other respiratory conditions.
Annemarie L. Lee, Rebecca Smith, Lucy Burr, Anne B. Chang, Chien‐Li Holmes‐Liew, Paul King, Peter Middleton, Lucy Morgan, Daniel Smith, Rachel Thomson, Grant Waterer, Conroy Wong, Rachael McAleer   +12 more
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Prevalence of asymptomatic bronchiectasis and associations among the health screening population in South Korea

ERJ Open Research, 2021
Despite the burden of bronchiectasis, there is little data from South Korea regarding asymptomatic bronchiectasis. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of bronchiectasis based on computed tomography (CT) findings, with emphasis on asymptomatic ...
Soo Han Kim, Young Ju Jung, Myung-Su Ko, Sei Won Lee, Jae Seung Lee, Yeon-Mok Oh   +5 more
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South African Thoracic Society position statement on the management of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in adults: 2023

African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine, 2023
Background. Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung disorder that affects the lives of many South Africans. Post-tuberculosis (TB) bronchiectasis is an important complication of previous pulmonary TB and a common cause of bronchiectasis in South Africa (SA). No
A Goolam-Mahomed, S D Maasdorp, R Barnes, H Van Aswegen, A Lupton-Smith, B Allwood, G Calligaro, C Feldman, I Kalla   +8 more
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Is Associated With Decreased Quality of Life in Bronchiectasis Patients: Findings From the KMBARC Registry

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Most studies have evaluated the impact of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (hereafter referred to as bronchiectasis) on quality of life (QoL) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using COPD cohorts.
Sang Hyuk Kim, Changhwan Kim, Ina Jeong, Seung Jun Lee, Tae Hyung Kim, Chang Youl Lee, Yeon-Mok Oh, Hyun Lee, Youlim Kim   +8 more
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Bronchiectasis [PDF]

Терапевтический архив, 2017
The paper presents information on possible approaches to the classification, pathogenesis, and determination of the etiological causes of bronchiectasis. It discusses a group of bronchiectasis-associated diseases. It gives a detailed diagnostic algorithm
A G Chuchalin
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Non-antimicrobial airway management of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 2018
Bronchiectasis are often encountered in clinical practice, and are characterized by abnormal airway dilatation and distortion associated with impaired mucociliary clearance and mucous plugging, which are frequently associated with recurrent infections ...
Ashley M. Egan, Jeremy M. Clain, Patricio Escalante   +2 more
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Clinical features of patients with asthma, bronchiectasis, and combination of both conditions

Indian Journal of Respiratory Care, 2021
Background: Asthma and bronchiectasis are critical diseases for public health. In some patients, asthma and bronchiectasis exist together, and bronchiectasis negatively affects asthma control.
Fatih Uzer, Zehra Boztepe, Aykut Cilli
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