https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:31232 Tue 19 Jun 2018 12:26:56 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:12128 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:08:53 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:17566 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:04:00 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:16562 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:53:00 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:3568 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:19:52 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:43389 15 years at three hospitals: Alice Springs Hospital and Monash Medical Centre in Australia, and Middlemore Hospital in New Zealand. Data included demographics, ethnicity, sputum microbiology, radiology, spirometry, hospitalization and survival over 5 years of follow-up. Results: Aboriginal Australians were significantly younger and died at a significantly younger age than other groups. Age- and sex-adjusted all-cause mortality was higher for Aboriginal Australians (hazard ratio (HR): 3.9), and respiratory-related mortality was higher for both Aboriginal Australians (HR: 4.3) and Māori and Pacific Islander people (HR: 1.7). Hospitalization was common: Aboriginal Australians had 2.9 admissions/person-year and 16.9 days in hospital/person-year. Despite Aboriginal Australians having poorer prognosis, calculation of the FACED score suggested milder disease in this group. Sputum microbiology varied with Aspergillus fumigatus more often isolated from non-indigenous patients. Airflow obstruction was common (66.9%) but not invariable. Conclusions: Bronchiectasis is not one disease. It has a significant impact on healthcare utilization and survival. Differences between populations are likely to relate to differing aetiologies and understanding the drivers of bronchiectasis in disadvantaged populations will be key.]]> Fri 16 Sep 2022 09:37:47 AEST ]]>