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The performance of prognostic nutritional index in predicting the respiratory-related hospitalization risk in bronchiectasis patients: A single-center retrospective cohort analysis

Makbule Ozlem Akbay, Dilek Ernam, Ruveyda Pural, Gulperi Ozalp, Ayse Ezgi Ak, Cemre Hilal Kesen Yurtcanli.



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This study aimed to investigate the performance of prognostic nutritional index (PNI) to predict the respiratory-related hospitalization (RRH) risk over the course of a year in bronchiectasis patients. A total of 194 bronchiectasis patients were retrospectively evaluated in terms of chronic bacterial colonization and the bronchiectasis pattern, laboratory findings, FACED score and PNI on the day of presentation to the outpatient clinic in stable period, while patients were further followed up for RRH events over the course of a year. RRH was significantly more common in patients with vs. those without comorbid chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (75.7 vs. 35.8%, p

Key words: Bronchiectasis, hospitalization, prognostic nutritional index, FACED score, diagnostic, performance

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2025

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