The Bronchiectasis Severity Index and FACED score for assessment of the severity of bronchiectasis

• Author(s): Costa, J.C. ; Machado, João Neiva ; Ferreira, C. ; Gama, Jorge ; Rodrigues, C.
• Date: 2018
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/9030
• Origin: uBibliorum
• Subject(s): Non-cystic fibrosis; Bronchiectasis; FACED; BSI
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): uBibliorum

Description

Bronchiectasis (BC) is a multidimensional and etiologically diverse disease and, therefore, no single parameter can be used to determine its overall severity and prognosis. In this regard, two different validated scores are currently used to assess the severity of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB): the FACED score and the Bronchiectasis Severity Index (BSI).