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Comparative study of etiological diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia [PDF]

, 2008
Nosocomial pneumonia is a common complication in patients on mechanical ventilation and results in significant mortality. Diagnosis of pneumonia in patients who are intubated and under mechanical ventilation is difficult, even with the aid of clinical ...
ABDALA, Edson, CARVALHO, Eliane Maria de, ISERN, Maria Rita Montenegro, LEVIN, Anna S., MASSAROLLO, Paulo Celso Bosco, MIES, Sérgio, PEREIRA, Wilson Leite, ROSSI, Flavia   +7 more
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ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA

Survey of Anesthesiology, 1976
An experimental model using an ex vivo perfused ventilated canine pulmonary lobe was used to study aspiration pneumonia. After intrabronchial acid instillation, the lobe weight tripled, air way pressure and pulmonary artery pressure doubled, and intrapulmonary shunting increased from 5.5% to 53.4%.
T J, Toung, D, Bordos, D W, Benson, D, Carter, G D, Zuidema, S, Permutt, J L, Cameron   +6 more
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Aspiration Pneumonia in a Pediatric Patient under General Anesthesia despite Adequate Preoperative Fasting [PDF]

Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2015
Aspiration pneumonia rarely occurs during general anesthesia; however, it can result in fatal pulmonary complications. To reduce aspiration pneumonia, a preoperative fasting time of 8 hours is recommended.
Sang-Il Yoon, Jong-Man Kang
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Predictive Value of Cough Frequency in Addition to Aspiration Risk for Increased Risk of Pneumonia in Dysphagic Stroke Survivors: A Clinical Pilot Study

Brain Sciences, 2021
Background: Post-stroke dysphagia leads to increased risk of aspiration and subsequent higher risk of pneumonia. It is important to not only diagnose post-stroke dysphagia early but also to evaluate the protective mechanism that counteracts aspiration, i.
Anna Maria Pekacka-Egli, Radoslaw Kazmierski, Dietmar Lutz, Stefan Tino Kulnik, Katarzyna Pekacka-Falkowska, Adam Maszczyk, Wolfram Windisch, Tobias Boeselt, Marc Spielmanns   +8 more
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The effects of exogenous lipid on THP-1 cells : an in vitro model of airway aspiration? [PDF]

, 2017
Chronic inflammatory diseases of the airways are associated with gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) and aspiration events. The observation of lipid laden macrophages (LLM) within the airway may indicate aspiration secondary to GOR.
Adams, Ahrens, Anderson, Greenman, Nakahira, Pacheco-Galván, Porcheray   +6 more
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Impact of Antibiotics Used for Acute Aspiration Bronchitis on the Prevention of Pneumonia

Geriatrics
Backgrounds: It remains unclear if antibiotics should be used for the treatment of acute aspiration bronchitis to prevent the development of pneumonia.
Akihiko Goto, Kosaku Komiya, Kenji Umeki, Kazufumi Hiramatsu, Jun-ichi Kadota   +4 more
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Aspiration pneumonia induces muscle atrophy in the respiratory, skeletal, and swallowing systems

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2018
Background Repetition of the onset of aspiration pneumonia in aged patients is common and causes chronic inflammation. The inflammation induces proinflammatory cytokine production and atrophy in the muscles.
Riyo Komatsu, Tatsuma Okazaki, Satoru Ebihara, Makoto Kobayashi, Yoko Tsukita, Mayumi Nihei, Hisatoshi Sugiura, Kaijun Niu, Takae Ebihara, Masakazu Ichinose   +9 more
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Impact of Aspiration Pneumonia on the Clinical Course of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A Retrospective Cohort Study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Although aspiration pneumonia is the most common complication of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), the clinical impact of aspiration pneumonia on disease course and survival has not been fully estimated.
Satoshi Tomita, Tomoko Oeda, Atsushi Umemura, Masayuki Kohsaka, Kwiyoung Park, Kenji Yamamoto, Hiroshi Sugiyama, Chiaki Mori, Kimiko Inoue, Harutoshi Fujimura, Hideyuki Sawada   +10 more
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Neglected foreign body aspiration mimicking bronchial carcinoma [PDF]

, 2016
Foreign body aspiration can occur in any age group, but it is more commonly seen in children. In adults, there is usually a predisposing condition that poses a risk of aspiration.
Afghani, R., Khandashpour Ghomi, M., Khandoozi, S.R., Yari, B.   +3 more
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Lung lobe torsion in adult and juvenile pugs [PDF]

, 2018
This cases series of 13 pugs with lung lobe torsion (LLT) is the largest case series of pugs in the literature and the first to compare dogs presenting before and after 12 months of age.
Adamantos, S, Holmes, A C, Humm, K R, Tivers, M S   +3 more
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