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Pneumonia due to aspiration of povidine iodine after induction of general anesthesia -A case report- [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2011
Aspiration pneumonia is usually caused by aspiration of gastric contents during anesthesia. It causes severe pulmonary complications. Povidone iodine was used widely as an oral antiseptic.
Tae Hun An, Byung Ryang Ahn
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Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) amylase and pepsin levels as potential biomarkers of aspiration pneumonia

Pulmonology, 2023
Background and objective There are currently no established markers for aspiration pneumonia. We hypothesized that bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) amylase and pepsin might be candidate biomarkers for aspiration pneumonia.Methods This cross-sectional study ...
T. Suzuki, M. Saitou, Y. Utano, K. Utano, K. Niitsuma   +4 more
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Aspiration pneumonia [PDF]

Respirology, 2009
SUMMARY• Aspiration pneumonia is diagnosed upon confirmation of inflammatory findings in the lungs and overt aspiration (apparent aspiration) or a condition in which aspiration is strongly suspected (abnormal swallowing function and dysphagia).• In hospital‐acquired pneumonia, this occurs as one consequence of frequent silent aspiration.• In the ...
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Continuous Professional Oral Health Care Intervention Improves Severe Aspiration Pneumonia

Case Reports in Dentistry, 2019
Professional oral health care (POHC) is known to prevent aspiration pneumonia in patients with dysphagia and/or those at the perioperative stage of surgery. However, the effect of POHC on patients suffering from aspiration pneumonia remains unknown. Here,
Wakako Nawata, Yojiro Umezaki, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Masato Nakajima, Michiko Makino, Masahiro Yoneda, Takao Hirofuji, Takafumi Yamano, Hiroaki Ooboshi, Hiromitsu Morita   +9 more
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Comparative Analysis of the Prevalence of Dysphagia in Patients with Mild COVID-19 and Those with Aspiration Pneumonia Alone: Findings of the Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study

Medicina, 2023
Background and Objectives: Patients recovering from mild coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reportedly have dysphagia or difficulty in swallowing. We compared the prevalence of dysphagia between patients diagnosed with mild COVID-19 and those diagnosed with ...
Junhyung Kim, Byungju Ryu, Yunhee Kim, Yireh Choi, Eunyoung Lee   +4 more
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Risk Factors for Aspiration Pneumonia in Older Adults.

PLoS ONE, 2015
BackgroundsAspiration pneumonia is a dominant form of community-acquired and healthcare-associated pneumonia, and a leading cause of death among ageing populations.
Toshie Manabe, Shinji Teramoto, Nanako Tamiya, Jiro Okochi, Nobuyuki Hizawa   +4 more
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The severity of nutrition and pneumonia predicts survival in patients with aspiration pneumonia: A retrospective observational study

The Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2022
Introduction Aspiration pneumonia is a common problem among older adults; it has a high mortality rate and the prevalence is increasing. Reports on the risk factors for mortality in patients with aspiration pneumonia are limited.
Yorihide Yanagita, Shinichi Arizono, Yuichi Tawara, Masaki Oomagari, Hikaru Machiguchi, Koshi Yokomura, Norimasa Katagiri, Yuki Iida   +7 more
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Computed tomography findings of 50 patients diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia: A case series

Journal of General and Family Medicine
The effect of neglecting imaging in aspiration pneumonia diagnosis is not well understood. In this study, the computed tomography images of 50 patients diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia were retrospectively analyzed by three radiologists at a different
Akihito Ueda, Kanji Nohara, Nami Fujii, Kazuhiro Nakajima, Yumiko Miyauchi, Yutaka Inoue   +5 more
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Prevalence of 21 Physician‐Defined Severe Toxicities Following Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment: Australian Retrospective Cohort Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, with an overall survival now surpassing 90% in developed countries. However, treatments are not without adverse effects. In this study, we apply the severe toxicity‐free survival (STFS) framework to determine the prevalence of 21 physician‐defined severe ...
Lane Collier, Brittany Grantham, Camilla Grud Nielsen, Louise Lundgren, Liv Andrés‐Jensen, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Chris Selman, Gareth Ball, Elyse Passmore, David A. Elliott, Rachel Conyers   +10 more
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Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms May Increase the Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia in Post-Stroke Patients with Dysphagia

Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2022
This study aimed to evaluate whether genetic polymorphism is associated with an increased risk of infection, specifically post-stroke aspiration pneumonia. Blood samples were obtained from a total of 206 post-stroke participants (males, n = 136; mean age,
Hae-Yeon Park, Hyun-Mi Oh, Tae-Woo Kim, Youngkook Kim, Geun-Young Park, Hyemi Hwang, Sun Im   +6 more
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