Aspiration pneumonia
Conditions
Interventions
Eosinopenia Group:None
Non-eosinopenia Group:None
Sponsors
Shanxi Bethune Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) an aspiration event witnessed by an around person, such as family members, caregivers, and medical staff or factors indicating an aspiration event; (2) acute respiratory symptoms and the presence of respiratory system findings suggestive of pneumonia, such as cough, sputum, fever, tachypnea and pathological respiratory sounds; and (3) compatible radiologic findings of aspiration pneumonia on chest CT.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) infiltrative lung lesion in dependent position without bacterial infection signs; (2) confirmation of different diagnosis (eg, lung cancer, tuberculosis, asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, COVID-19); and (3) patients with a history of solid tumors or hematological malignancy, autoimmune and endocrine disorders, parasitic and fungal diseases, allergic disorders and patients received steroids within the previous six months patients, and suffering from disease or receiving therapy that suppresses the bone marrow activity. All these clinical conditions can affect peripheral eosinophil counts.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Eosinophil;CURB-65 Score;30-day fatality rate; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of pneumonia treatment (days);Number of antibiotic changes (times);Supplemental nutrient intake (kcal);Length of stay (days);The total length of stay (days);Number of infections during the study period; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXia Jing
Shanxi Bethune Hospital
Outcome results
None listed