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Chessari C, Simonetta E, Amati F, Nigro M, Stainer A, Sotgiu G, Puci M, Gramegna A, Blasi F, Morlacchi LC, Buscemi AAMD, Conio V, Sanci V, Corsico AG, Faverio P, Michalak W, Luppi F, Crimi C, Vancheri C, Campisi R, Vulpi MR, Carpagnano GE, Cicchetti M, Sekretna K, Scichilone N, Battaglia S, Aliberti S. Diagnostic delay in bronchiectasis: an Italian perspective. ERJ Open Res 2024; 10:00713-2023. [PMID: 38500794 PMCID: PMC10945380 DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00713-2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/20/2024] Open
Abstract
It takes ∼3.5 years to reach a diagnosis of bronchiectasis from onset of symptoms: the long patient's journey in Italy https://bit.ly/46XMWAz.
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Affiliation(s)
- Carlo Chessari
- PROMISE Department, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Respiratory Unit, Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Respiratory Unit, Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
| | - Anna Stainer
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Respiratory Unit, Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
| | - Giovanni Sotgiu
- Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
| | - Mariangela Puci
- Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
| | - Andrea Gramegna
- Respiratory Unit and Cystic Fibrosis Center, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
| | - Francesco Blasi
- Respiratory Unit and Cystic Fibrosis Center, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
| | - Letizia Corinna Morlacchi
- Respiratory Unit and Cystic Fibrosis Center, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
| | - Agata Alba Maria Domenica Buscemi
- Respiratory Unit and Cystic Fibrosis Center, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
| | - Valentina Conio
- Respiratory Diseases Division, Cardiac, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
| | - Vincenzo Sanci
- Respiratory Diseases Division, Cardiac, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
| | - Angelo G. Corsico
- Respiratory Diseases Division, Cardiac, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
| | - Paola Faverio
- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- Respiratory Unit, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
| | - Weronika Michalak
- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- Respiratory Unit, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
| | - Fabrizio Luppi
- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- Respiratory Unit, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
| | - Claudia Crimi
- Respiratory Medicine Unit, Policlinico “G. Rodolico-San Marco” University Hospital, Catania, Italy
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
| | - Carlo Vancheri
- Respiratory Medicine Unit, Policlinico “G. Rodolico-San Marco” University Hospital, Catania, Italy
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
| | - Raffaele Campisi
- Respiratory Medicine Unit, Policlinico “G. Rodolico-San Marco” University Hospital, Catania, Italy
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- Respiratory Diseases Section, University Hospital Policlinico di Bari, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Respiratory Diseases Section, University Hospital Policlinico di Bari, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Occupational Diseases, Clinical Immunology and Clinical Pharmacology, Dnipro State Medical University, Dnipro, Ukraine
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Respiratory Unit, Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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