Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy in Bronchiectasis is Associated with All-Cause Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Kjell Erik Julius HåkanssonKatrine FjaellegaardAndrea BrowatzkiMelda Dönmez SinCharlotte Suppli UlrikPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2021)
In this cohort, close to one out of five patients with BE were prescribed ICS despite having no concomitant diagnosis of asthma or COPD. Overall, ICS treatment was associated with higher morbidity and mortality, though causation is difficult to establish.