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Chronic suppurative lung disease and bronchiectasis in children and adults in Australia and New Zealand Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand guidelines
Author(s) -
Chang Anne B,
Bell Scott C,
Torzillo Paul J,
King Paul T,
Maguire Graeme P,
Byrnes Catherine A,
Holland Anne E,
O'Mara Peter,
Grimwood Keith
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja14.00287
Subject(s) - bronchiectasis , lung disease , medicine , lung , disease , intensive care medicine , pathology
Guidelines on managing chronic suppurative lung disease (CSLD) and bronchiectasis (unrelated to cystic fi brosis [CF]) in
Australian Indigenous children initiated in 2002 were extended to include Indigenous adults in 2008 and children and adults
living in urban areas of Australia and New Zealand in 2010. Here, we present an updated guideline relevant for all sections of the
community. The recommendations in this guideline are targeted principally to primary and secondary care, and are not intended
for individualised specialist care. As with all guidelines, they are not a substitute for sound clinical judgement, particularly when
investigating and treating such a phenotypically heterogeneous condition as bronchiectasis.No Full Tex