Prevalence of Bronchiectasis in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis in a Tertiary Care Center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Whereas chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is associated with asthma, and vice versa, the association between CRS and other lower respiratory conditions is not well-established. Bronchiectasis is characterized by permanent damage of the airways, and as many as 45% of bronchiectasis patients have CRS, but the prevalence of bronchiectasis among CRS patients is not known.

Objective

To determine the prevalence of bronchiectasis among CRS patients and to characterize demographic and clinical features of patients with bronchiectasis and CRS.

Methods

Electronic medical records of patients with rhinosinusitis were searched by computer algorithm supplemented with manual chart review to identify patients with CRS, asthma, and/or bronchiectasis. Demographic and clinical fea

SUBMITTER: Peters AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11216716 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature