Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
To evaluate mortality rate among patients of aspiration pneumonia in a tertiary care centre: a retrospective study
Farhan ul Hassan , Suhail Sidiq , Abdullah Hakak , Mohammad Akbar Shah , Altaf Hussain Mir , Abdul Waheed Mir , Majid Jehangir , Talib Khan
JCDR. 2023: 412-415
Abstract
Introduction- Compared to non-aspiration pneumonia, aspiration pneumonia has higher mortality and recurrence rates. Examining independent patient characteristics that are linked to mortality in patients needing acute admission for aspiration pneumonia at a tertiary centre was the main goal. Reviewing the potential effects of variables, including mechanical ventilation and speech-language pathology intervention, on patient mortality and length of stay (LOS) was one of the secondary objectives.
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