Role of nasogastric tube in preventing aspiration pneumonia in patients with dysphagia

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 627-631

  Mamun, Kaysar ^a   Lim, J ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aspiration pneumonia; Elderly patients; Enteral nutrition; Nasogastric tube feeding; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISABILITY; DYSPHAGIA; ENTERIC FEEDING; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NOSE FEEDING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPEECH THERAPY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27644546224     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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