Factors associated with severe lung disease in an adult population with cystic fibrosis: a single-center experience

The patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are living longer compared to the past, but respiratory failure is still the most common cause of mortality. The aim of this study is to investigate factors associated with severe lung disease in a cohort of adult patients with CF. Demographic data, clinical an...

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Veröffentlicht in:TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 2020-06, Vol.50 (4), p.945-952
Hauptverfasser: Er, Berrin, Çelebioğlu, Ebru, Yalçin, Ebru, Doğru, Deniz, Erden Aki, Özlem, Uzun, Ömrüm, Akova, Murat, Özçelik, Uğur, Kiper, Nural, Emri, Salih
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Zusammenfassung:The patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are living longer compared to the past, but respiratory failure is still the most common cause of mortality. The aim of this study is to investigate factors associated with severe lung disease in a cohort of adult patients with CF. Demographic data, clinical and laboratory findings of the patients aged 18 years and more were collected and the patients were grouped according to forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) as severe group:
ISSN:1303-6165
1300-0144
1303-6165
DOI:10.3906/sag-1912-101