Impact of Surgery on Growth, Pulmonary Functions, and Acute Pulmonary Exacerbations in Children with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

Conclusion Surgical management of non-CF bronchiectasis has no significant effect on BMI z-scores, annual exacerbation frequencies, oral antibiotic requirements and lung function tests; but can lead to significant improvement on height z-scores and decrease need of annual intravenous antibiotic requirements for acute severe exacerbations despite small number of patients in this study. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - December 12, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Emiralioglu, Nagehan Dogru, Deniz Yalcin, Songul Tugcu, Gokcen D ılsa Yalcin, Ebru Ozcelik, Ugur Ekinci, Saniye Kiper, Nural Tags: Original Thoracic Source Type: research