aspiration pneumonia
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Akashi Medical Center
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia was made according to the following criteria: 1) Presence of a new gravity-dependent infiltrate on a chest radiography or computed tomography image. 2) Presence of two or more of the following: leukocytosis, fever, purulent sputum, or high C-reactive protein (CRP) level. 3) Positive for a simple dysphagia screening, which included a water swallowing or food test administered by nurses.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those unable to eat due to severe dysphagia according to assessment by an expert nurse, patients dependent on artificial nutrition (gastrostomy or total parenteral nutrition), and patients who died during hospitalization.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| days until oral intake | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| aspiration and/or choking the amount of nutritional intake duration of hospitalization decline in swallowing ability(assessed by differences between premorbid FOIS scores before onset and at the end of treatment) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactYohei Kanzawa
Akashi Medical Center Department of General Internal Medicine
Outcome results
None listed