The role of high-flow nasal therapy in bronchiectasis: a post hoc analysis

William R Good^{1

2}, Jeffrey Garrett², Hans U P Hockey³, Lata Jayaram^{4

5}, Conroy Wong^{1

2}, Harold Rea^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Dept of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
² Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Middlemore Hospital, Counties Manukau District Health Board, Otahuhu, New Zealand.
³ Biometrics Matters Ltd, Hamilton, New Zealand.
⁴ Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Western Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁵ Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

PMID: 33585655
PMCID: PMC7869600
DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00711-2020

The role of high-flow nasal therapy in bronchiectasis: a post hoc analysis

William R Good et al. ERJ Open Res. 2021.

. 2021 Feb 8;7(1):00711-2020.

doi: 10.1183/23120541.00711-2020. eCollection 2021 Jan.

Authors

William R Good^{1

2}, Jeffrey Garrett², Hans U P Hockey³, Lata Jayaram^{4

5}, Conroy Wong^{1

2}, Harold Rea^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Dept of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
² Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Middlemore Hospital, Counties Manukau District Health Board, Otahuhu, New Zealand.
³ Biometrics Matters Ltd, Hamilton, New Zealand.
⁴ Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Western Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁵ Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

PMID: 33585655
PMCID: PMC7869600
DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00711-2020

Abstract

High-flow nasal therapy significantly reduces exacerbation rates and improves quality of life in patients with stable bronchiectasis. High-flow nasal therapy is therefore a potential treatment option for patients with bronchiectasis. https://bit.ly/2JFXuQc.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: W.R. Good has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: J. Garrett has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: H.U.P. Hockey reports their work for the current study was performed under contract for Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited. Conflict of interest: L. Jayaram has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: C. Wong has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: H. Rea has nothing to disclose.

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