Should atelectasis be considered a pulmonary complication and indicator of poor prognosis in cystic fibrosis?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined whether bronchoscopy leads to clinicoradiological improvement in cystic fibrosis (CF) and the predictive factors. The study also investigated whether pulmonary atelectasis is a poor prognostic factor in CF.

Methods

This multicenter, case-control, observational, retrospective study included two groups of patients with CF: a case group (patients with persistent atelectasis who were followed-up at least for 2 years) and a control group (patients without atelectasis matched 1:1 by sex and age [±3 years]). We recorded demographic data, lung function test results, pulmonary complications, comorbidities, treatments (including bronchoscopies, surgery and transplantation), and deaths.

Results

Each group included 55 patients (case group: 20 men, me

SUBMITTER: Martinez Redondo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10981250 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature