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Can we prevent aspiration pneumonia in the nursing home?

Abstract
Aspiration pneumonia is a significant cause of morbidity, hospitalization, and mortality in the nursing home population. Patients who aspirate have three times higher mortality than patients who do not aspirate. We discuss the factors known to increase the risk of aspiration and its consequences, and recognize some of the preventive measures for aspiration pneumonia. We suggest approaches to decrease the risk of this very prevalent syndrome.
AuthorsEliza Oh, Nancy Weintraub, Shawkat Dhanani
JournalJournal of the American Medical Directors Association (J Am Med Dir Assoc) 2005 May-Jun Vol. 6 Issue 3 Suppl Pg. S76-80 ISSN: 1525-8610 [Print] United States
PMID15890304 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
Topics
  • Aged
  • Deglutition Disorders (complications)
  • Disease Susceptibility
  • Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
  • Frail Elderly
  • Homes for the Aged
  • Humans
  • Nursing Homes
  • Oral Hygiene
  • Pneumonia, Aspiration (etiology, prevention & control)
  • Risk Factors

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