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

Authors

BERRİN ER
EBRU ÇELEBİOĞLU
EBRU YALÇIN
DENİZ DOĞRU
ÖZLEM ERDEN AKİ
ÖMRÜM UZUN
MURAT AKOVA
UĞUR ÖZÇELİK
NURAL KİPER
SALİH EMRİ

DOI

10.3906/sag-1912-101

Abstract

Background/Aim: 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. Materials and methods: 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:

Keywords

Adult, cystic fibrosis, severe lung disease, risk factors

First Page

945

Last Page

952

Recommended Citation

ER, BERRİN; ÇELEBİOĞLU, EBRU; YALÇIN, EBRU; DOĞRU, DENİZ; AKİ, ÖZLEM ERDEN; UZUN, ÖMRÜM; AKOVA, MURAT; ÖZÇELİK, UĞUR; KİPER, NURAL; and EMRİ, SALİH (2020) "Factors associated with severe lung disease in an adult population with cystic fibrosis: a single-center experience," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 50: No. 4, Article 40. https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-1912-101
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol50/iss4/40