Do New Zealand children with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis show disease progression?

Abstract

Background There is minimal literature available on the long-term outcome of pediatric non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis. Aim To document 5-year outcomes of children with chest computerized tomography (CT) scan diagnosed bronchiectasis from a tertiary New Zealand (NZ) respiratory clinic. Methods Review of a clinical database identified 91 children. Demographics, clinical data, lung function, chest X-ray (CXR), sputum, presumed etiology, admission data, and the NZ deprivation index (NZDep) were collected. Univariate and multivariate regression were used to correlate clinical findings with lung function data and CXR scores using the Brasfield Scoring System.