Abstract
A new, simple, and comprehensive system for evaluating patients with cystic fibrosis is presented. The system is based primarily on pulmonary parameters of the disease and considers simple pulmonary function tests and certain complications which have been shown to have prognostic significance. Seventy-three patients were evaluated and 3 and 6 year mortality rates were calculated. Based on this data, a curve depicting probability of dying from cystic fibrosis (within 3 years) according to the prognostic scores was determined. The combination of this new scoring system and mortality rate curve allows for rapid, simultaneous assessment of a patient's past and current clinical status and provides a numerical prediction of life expectancy.
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