DLCO predicts disease severity and mortality in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

Melissa McDonnell (Galway, Ireland), Melissa McDonnell, Michael O’Mahony, David Breen, J.J. Gilmartin, Anthony O’Regan, Robert Rutherford

Source: International Congress 2015 – Bronchiectasis and NTM infections: clinical aspects and research outlook
Session: Bronchiectasis and NTM infections: clinical aspects and research outlook
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 365

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Melissa McDonnell (Galway, Ireland), Melissa McDonnell, Michael O’Mahony, David Breen, J.J. Gilmartin, Anthony O’Regan, Robert Rutherford. DLCO predicts disease severity and mortality in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 365

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