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Treatment for bronchiectasis aims to reduce chest infections and symptoms, improve quality of life and lower a person’s likelihood of complications, like reduced lung function.
British Thoracic Society Guideline for bronchiectasis in adults Adam T Hill, 1 Anita L Sullivan,2 James D Chalmers,3 Anthony De Soyza,4 J Stuart Elborn,5 R Andres Floto,6,7 Lizzie Grillo,8 Kevin Gruffydd-Jones,9 Alex Harvey,10 Charles S Haworth,7 Edwin Hiscocks,11 John R Hurst,12 Christopher Johnson,7 W Peter Kelleher,13,14,15 Pallavi Bedi,16 Karen Payne,17
Reduced lung function, poor quality of life, respiratory failure and premature death may result and can be ameliorated by vigorous medical intervention, including early diagnosis, physiotherapy and appropriate antibiotic treatment of infective exacerbations.
28 gru 2018 · Use of bronchodilators in patients with bronchiectasis and coexisting COPD or asthma should follow the guideline recommendations for COPD or asthma (D). Offer a trial of long-acting bronchodilator therapy in patients with symptoms of significant breathlessness (D).
The ACC/AHA Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines has commissioned this guideline to focus on the evaluation of acute or stable chest pain or other anginal equivalents, in various clinical settings, with an emphasis on the diagnosis on ischemic causes.
DEFINITION AND TREATMENT OF EXACERBATIONS IN BRONCHIECTASIS. How important is the effect of exacerbations on outcomes?
Guidelines generally recommend treatment in several categories: chest clearance techniques that aim to improve mucociliary clearance and therefore reduce symptoms and risk of exacerbations; mucoactive drugs, which aim to improve expectoration; anti-inflammatory therapy (of which inhaled corticosteroids [ICS] are the only widely used anti-inammat...
