IT IS generally agreed that the definitive treatment of bronchiectasis is surgical and that most patients should be considered for lobectomy or pneumonectomy, although many may, after evaluation, be ...

THE anesthesia and operating-room care of patients who are to be treated surgically for bronchiectasis need to be planned and carried out in a simple but logical manner if anesthesia mortality and ...

Panelists discuss how ideal candidates for bronchiectasis surgery have localized disease on CT scan and bronchoscopy, adequate pulmonary function (orced expiratory volume in 1 second > 40%), and whose ...

Panelists discuss how managing bronchiectasis exacerbations involves targeted antibiotics based on sputum cultures, augmenting mucus clearance with devices, and considering surgical intervention when ...

Bronchiectasis is defined as a permanent and abnormal dilation of the bronchi due to destruction of the bronchial wall. The thoracoscopic approach is represented in the literature by a few reports, ...

Bronchiectasis is a condition where the bronchial tubes of your lungs are permanently damaged, widened, and thickened. These damaged air passages allow bacteria and mucus to build up and pool in your ...

Peres, A. (2009) The nurse’s role in managing bronchiectasis. Nursing Times; 105: 13, early online publication. In a previous article on bronchiectasis, Alan Peres defined bronchiectasis, its ...