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. 2016 Sep 13;11(9):e0162282. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162282

Table 4. Most common primary diagnosis in patients discharged with a secondary diagnosis of bronchiectasis in Spain, 2004–2013.

Diagnosis n %
Obstructive chronic bronchitis with acute exacerbation 23825 11.3
Pneumonia, organism unspecified 18903 8.9
Acute and chronic respiratory failure 13363 6.3
Acute respiratory failure 11030 5.2
Heart failure 7558 3.6
Other diseases of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified 7541 3.6
Other emphysema 5692 2.7
Obstructive chronic bronchitis with acute bronchitis 5401 2.6
Pneumococcal pneumonia [Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia] 4245 2.0
Hemoptysis 3788 1.8
Asthma with acute exacerbation 3319 1.6
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis 2768 1.3