European Respiratory Society guidelines for the management of adult bronchiectasis
Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca · Hospital Clínic de Barcelona · +33 more institutions
Abstract
Bronchiectasis in adults is a chronic disorder associated with poor quality of life and frequent exacerbations in many patients. There have been no previous international guidelines.The European Respiratory Society guidelines for the management of adult bronchiectasis describe the appropriate investigation and treatment strategies determined by a systematic review of the literature.A multidisciplinary group representing respiratory medicine, microbiology, physiotherapy, thoracic surgery, primary care, methodology and patients considered the most relevant clinical questions (for both clinicians and patients) related to management of bronchiectasis. Nine key clinical questions were generated and a systematic…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 81.02
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 144
Authors
29- EPEva PolverinoCorresponding
Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona
- PGPieter Goeminne
Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven, Vlaamse Vereniging voor Obstetrie en Gynaecolo
- MJMelissa J. McDonnell
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway, University Hospital Galway, Newcastle University
- SAStefano Aliberti
University of Milan, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
- SESara E. Marshall
Physiological Society
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Bronchiectasis
- Respiratory system
- Intensive care medicine
- Pediatrics
- Internal medicine
- Lung
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