Relation between bronchiectasis severity index and chest ultrasound in noncystic fibrosis bronchiectasis patient

Abstract

Background Bronchiectasis is a persistent dilatation of the proximal and medium-sized bronchi greater than 2 mm in diameter caused by weakening or fibrosis of the bronchial walls’ muscular and elastic components. Aim To measure the severity of bronchiectasis utilizing bronchiectasis-severity ratings in conjunction with transthoracic lung sonography and sputum-culture findings. Patients and methods This study was conducted at Chest Department Nasser Institute during the period from January 2020 to June 2021 and included 20 patients: nine females and 11 males with localized symptomatizing bronchiectasis. Results In total, 20 patients, 11 (55.0%) males and nine (45.0%) females, were included in this study where Pseudomonas aeruginosa was detected in 12 patients, Haemophilus influenza, and Klebsiella detected in six patients. There was a significant relation between FACED score, Bahalla score, and thoracic ultrasound (US) (P<0.05), also there is significant correlation between bronchiectasis severity index (BSI) score and FACED score (P<0.001). Meanwhile, there was insignificant relation between BSI score and thoracic US. Conclusion US is a valuable technique in relation to the BSI, FACED, and Bahalla scores.

Keywords

• bronchiectasis severity index
• chest ultrasound
• noncystic fibrosis bronchiectasis