European Cystic Fibrosis Society

List of patient variables to be collected for Registry including definitions

Updated 30 June 2010

The ECFR collects demographic and clinical data on all CF patients meeting the ECFR criteria.  For a detailed list of variables, their definition and the inclusion criteria, please click here (pdf).  The summary of the information collected is given hereunder.


 Demographic

 Follow Up

 CF Centre's code  Date of best FEV1 registered this year
 Patient's code  Value of best FEV1 registered this year
 Year of follow up  Value of best FVC registered this year
 Date of Birth  Height measured at date of best FEV1
 Gender  Weight measured at date of best FEV1
 Status of Patient  
 Cause of Death

 Complications

 Date of Death  Allergic broncho-pulmonary aspergillosis this year
   Diabetes: daily insulin treated this year

 Gentotype

 Pneumotheroax requiring chest drain this year
 First Mutation  Liver disease this year
 Second Mutation  Hemoptysis this year
   Pancreatic status: faecal elastase ever

 Therapy

 Pancreatic status: faecal fat ever
 Inhaled continuous hypertonic NaCI this year  Occurrence of malignancy: ever in the patient's life
 Inhaled continuous antibiotic this year  
 Inhaled continuous bronchodilators this year  
 In Ocygen therapy this year

 Microbiology

 Use of rhDNase this year  Chronic Burkholderia cepacia complex
 Use of continuous Azithromycin this year  Nontuberculous mycobacteria this year
 Use of ursodeoxycholic acid this year  Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa
 Use of pancreatic enzymes this year  Chronic Staphylococcus aureus
   Stenotrophomonas maltophilia this year

 Diagnosis

 
 Diagnosis confirmed

 Transplant

 Age at diagnosis  Last liver transplant
 Sweat test  Year of last liver transplant
 Electrolytes  Last lung transplant
 Chloride value  Year of last lung transplant
 Meconium Ileus at birth  
 Neonatal screening