Bronchiectasis Treatment Methods focus on lifelong airway clearance, antibiotics to control chronic infection, and treating the underlying disease to slow airway damage.
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Since the widening of the airways in bronchiectasis is permanent and cannot be fixed, treatment is focused on a chronic, lifelong strategy. The main goal is to break the vicious cycle where infection leads to more inflammation and structural damage.
Airway clearance techniques (ACTs) are the most vital part of treatment, as they manually compensate for the cilia’s inability to move mucus. Patients must perform these techniques daily, often multiple times a day.
Controlling the chronic presence of bacteria in the damaged airways is essential to stop severe flare-ups and prevent more harm to the lungs. Doctors choose medications based on what the sputum culture results show.
In the context of bronchiectasis, minimally invasive procedures are used for diagnosis, for treating underlying causes, or for managing severe bleeding, which is a common complication.
Surgical interventions are generally avoided in bronchiectasis treatment. They are only considered if a specific, localized area of the lung is so badly damaged that it causes severe problems, or if life-threatening complications occur.
Rehabilitation and recovery programs are necessary and last a lifetime for those with bronchiectasis. These programs focus on making lung function as good as possible, improving physical fitness, and making sure the patient sticks to their complex daily treatments.
LIV Hospital uses the multidisciplinary care (MDC) model, which is essential for managing complex bronchiectasis. Our integrated team works together to manage the infection, lung problems, and the root causes of the disease.
Follow-up is crucial for long-term disease management, ensuring the complex treatment regimen is effective and promptly identifying exacerbations or complications.
Recovery from bronchiectasis is not a return to normal, but achieving sustained control and stability.
Recovery from bronchiectasis involves managing acute flare-ups and maintaining stable lung health over a lifetime.
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Treatment involves daily airway clearance techniques, long-term suppressive antibiotics to control chronic infection, and treating any underlying causes like Cystic Fibrosis.
Treatment and rehabilitation are lifelong processes aimed at stabilizing the irreversible damage. Daily airway clearance and medications must be performed continuously.
Surgery is rare. It is reserved for severe, localized disease that is the source of uncontrolled infection or life-threatening bleeding.
Medications include inhaled and oral antibiotics, mucus-thinning agents (mucolytics), and inhaled bronchodilators to open the airways.
You can expect a significant reduction in the frequency of severe infections, less sputum production, and stabilization of lung function, though the damage itself is permanent.
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