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Patient information, education and self-management in bronchiectasis: facilitating improvements to optimise health outcomes by Hester, Katy L M, Newton, Julia, Rapley, Tim, De Soyza, Anthony

“…Bronchiectasis is an incurable lung disease characterised by irreversible airway dilatation. It causes symptoms including chronic productive cough, dyspnoea,…”
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Bronchiectasis Information and Education: a randomised, controlled feasibility trial by Hester, Katy L M, Ryan, Vicky, Newton, Julia, Rapley, Tim, De Soyza, Anthony

“…There has been comparatively little patient information about bronchiectasis, a chronic lung disease with rising prevalence. Patients want more information,…”
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Outcomes of lung transplantation in adults with bronchiectasis by Birch, Jodie, Sunny, Syba S, Hester, Katy L M, Parry, Gareth, Kate Gould, F, Dark, John H, Clark, Stephen C, Meachery, Gerard, Lordan, James, Fisher, Andrew J, Corris, Paul A, De Soyza, Anthony

“…Lung transplantation is a well-established treatment for end-stage non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (BR), though information regarding outcomes of…”
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Non cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: A longitudinal retrospective observational cohort study of Pseudomonas persistence and resistance by McDonnell, Melissa J, Jary, Hannah R, Perry, Audrey, MacFarlane, James G, Hester, Katy L.M, Small, Therese, Molyneux, Catherine, Perry, John D, Walton, Katherine E, De Soyza, Anthony

“…Summary Background The hallmark of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis is recurrent bronchial infection, yet there are significant gaps in our understanding of…”
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Lung transplantation for patients with cystic fibrosis and Burkholderia cepacia complex infection: A single-center experience by De Soyza, Anthony, PhD, MbChB, Meachery, Gerard, MBBCh, MRCP, Hester, Katy L.M., MBBS, Nicholson, Audrey, MSc, Parry, Gareth, FRCP, Tocewicz, Krzysztof, FRCS, Pillay, Thasee, MbChB, FCS(CTh)FRCS, Clark, Stephen, FRCS, Lordan, James L., FRCP, Schueler, Stephan, MD, PhD, FRCS, Fisher, Andrew J., MBBS, PhD, FRCP, Dark, John H., FRCS, Gould, F. Kate, FRC(Path), Corris, Paul A., FRCP

“…Background Pre-operative infection with organisms from the Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC), particularly B cenocepacia , has been linked with a poorer…”
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Information and education provision in bronchiectasis: co-development and evaluation of a novel patient-driven resource in a digital era by Hester, Katy L M, Newton, Julia, Rapley, Tim, Ryan, Vicky, De Soyza, Anthony

“…Bronchiectasis presents a significant burden of disease for patients, their families and healthcare services, with recurrent hospital admissions and poorer…”
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Evaluation of a novel information resource for patients with bronchiectasis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Hester, Katy L M, Newton, Julia, Rapley, Tim, De Soyza, Anthony

“…There is currently little patient information on bronchiectasis, a chronic lung disease with rising prevalence. Previous work shows that patients and their…”
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Patient attitudes to nebulised antibiotics in the treatment of bronchiectasis: a mixed-methods study by Davison, John, Robinson-Barella, Anna, Davies, Gareth, Campos-Hinojosa, Marina, Collins, Camille, Husband, Andy, Okeowo, Daniel, Hester, Katy L M, Lee, Richard, Rapley, Tim, De Soyza, Anthony

“…Regular daily nebulised antibiotics are widely used in managing bronchiectasis. This patient population typically has severe bronchiectasis requiring multiple…”
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Effect of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor on neutrophil function in idiopathic bronchiectasis by Ruchaud-Sparagano, Marie-Hélène, Gertig, Helen, Hester, Katy L.M., Macfarlane, James G., Corris, Paul A., Simpson, A. John, De Soyza, Anthony

“…Background and objective Neutrophils are consistently found in inflamed and infected airways in idiopathic bronchiectasis, but relatively little is known about…”
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