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Time to develop aspiration pneumonia and its predictors among stroke patients admitted at specialized hospitals in Western Amhara during the armed conflict period, 2024

Scientific Reports
Stroke, characterized by a sudden neurologic deficit due to reduced cerebral perfusion, often leads to complications such as aspiration pneumonia. This acute lung infection occurs when substances from the gastrointestinal tract, including endogenous ...
Addisu Getie, Etsubdink Dessalew, Aster Tadesse, Mihretie Gedfew, Baye Tsegaye Amlak, Tadesse Yirga Akalu   +5 more
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Validation of the Fiberoptic Endoscopy Evaluation of Swallowing in Aspiration Pneumonia: Utility of the Hyodo Dysphagia Score in Predicting the Development of Aspiration Pneumonia

Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation
Objective: To analyze the characteristics of flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) findings in patients with aspiration pneumonia using the Hyodo dysphagia score and to evaluate the risk of aspiration pneumonia. Design: Retrospective study.
Yoko Ibe, MD, PhD, Masayuki Tazawa, MD, PhD, Hironori Arii, MD, PhD, Yumiko Nakao, MD, PhD, Risa Toyama, MD, Naoki Wada, MD, PhD   +5 more
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Aspiration pneumonia in stroke survivors: prevalence and clinical associations at Bolan Medical Complex

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
Aspiration pneumonia is a prevalent and severe complication in stroke survivors, substantially affecting morbidity and mortality rates. Early identification of risk factors is crucial for implementing timely prevention and management strategies.
Anjum Farooq, Syed Muhammad Essa, Sara Mandokhail, Wazir Akbar   +3 more
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Risk factors of aspiration pneumonia in patients with severe benzodiazepine, zopiclone, or zolpidem overdose

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background Benzodiazepines, zopiclone, and zolpidem account for the most common hypnotics overdose in Hong Kong. Patients with severe benzodiazepines, zopiclone, or zolpidem overdose presenting in a comatose state are at risk of development of aspiration
Lo Wa Ng, Tin Yat Anthony Chow, Oi Fung Wong, Chi Keung Chan   +3 more
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Impaired oral health: a required companion of bacterial aspiration pneumonia

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
Laryngotracheal aspiration has a widely-held reputation as a primary cause of lower respiratory infections, such as pneumonia, and is a major concern of care providers of the seriously ill orelderly frail patient.
John R. Ashford
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The use and misuse of procalcitonin in the management of pneumonia: a retrospective analysis at a large tertiary care center

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Objective: Antibiotics overuse leads to bacterial resistance. The biomarker procalcitonin rises with bacterial pneumonias and remains normal in viral respiratory tract infections.
Doris C. Obimba, Aaron Shaykevich, Danielle R. Vitale, Christopher A. Rudmann, Heather Korrie, Joseph Miles, Christopher Noel, Ivayla I. Geneva   +7 more
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Antibacterial treatment of aspiration pneumonia in older people: a systematic review

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2018
Timra J Bowerman,1–3 Jan Zhang,2 Louise M Waite4,5 1Department of Aged Care, Psychogeriatrics and Rehabilitation, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Bankstown, NSW, Australia; 2Department of Geriatric Medicine, Concord Repatriation General Hospital ...
Bowerman TJ, Zhang J, Waite LM
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Aspiration Pneumonia: A Misnomer [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2001
R L, Jurado, C, Franco-Paredes
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Evaluation of the Frequency of Antibiotic Stewardship for the Treatment of Pneumonia in a Tertiary Hospital (Loghman Hakim Hospital) in 2021

Novelty in Biomedicine
Background: Pneumonia is one of the common infectious diseases in the community and hospital, which can cause complications and death if not treated. Correct treatment of this disease is important.
Minoosh Shabani Barzegar, Zahra Sahraei, Latif Gachkar, Masume Sardari   +3 more
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Effect of pre-hospital living setting on nutritional intake route upon discharge in older adults with aspiration pneumonia: a prospective cohort study

BMC Geriatrics
Background Aspiration pneumonia, which often recurs due to dysphagia, worsens as patients move between homes, facilities, and hospitals. The impact of pre-hospital living setting on oral intake at discharge remains unclear.
Kohei Yamaguchi, Taiju Miyagami, Ryoko Imada, Ryosuke Yanagida, Seiko Kushiro, Toru Morikawa, Kazuharu Nakagawa, Kanako Yoshimi, Toshio Naito, Haruka Tohara   +9 more
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