Fig. 1.

PRISMA flow diagram. Reasons for exclusion of articles from the initial search from inclusion in the report (n = 12): relevant data not reported or very limited (n = 4), patient population not specifically bronchiectasis (n = 5), and duplicate (full paper identified in the update search, n = 3). Reasons for exclusion of articles from the updated search: relevant data not reported or very limited (n = 5). The updated search identified economic and HRQoL studies but was only screened to identify economic articles