Failure to Recover to Baseline Pulmonary Function after Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Exacerbation

Abstract

For a randomly selected pulmonary exacerbation, 25% of patients' pulmonary function did not recover to baseline after treatment with intravenous antibiotics. We identified factors associated with the failure to recover to baseline, allowing clinicians to identify patients who may benefit from closer monitoring and more aggressive treatment.