Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

22 questions · 28 findings · 2 reviews · Airways

No studies found 3 · 10.7%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 10.7%Moderate 13 · 46.4%High 9 · 32.1%

Health‐related quality of life · people with bronchiectasis

2 findings from 1 review

Intermittent prophylactic antibiotics for bronchiectasis 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
High
Intermittent prophylactic antibiotics for bronchiectasis 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Moderate

Exacerbation frequency · people with bronchiectasis

28 days on/off antibiotic regimen showed no clear difference in exacerbation frequency compared with 28 days on/off placebo regimen (high certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Intermittent prophylactic antibiotics for bronchiectasis 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.92 [0.82, 1.02]
Studies not reported
High
Intermittent prophylactic antibiotics for bronchiectasis 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low