Aspiration Lung Disease

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 173-190

  de Benedictis, Fernando M ^a   Carnielli, Virgilio P ^a   de Benedictis, Diletta ^b  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Children; Gastroesophageal reflux; Lung disease

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DOMPERIDONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LANSOPRAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; PROKINETIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RANITIDINE; SUCRALFATE;

ACUTE LUNG ASPIRATION; ASPIRATION LUNG DISEASE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BREATHING EXERCISE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHRONIC LUNG ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGUS PH; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG ASPIRATION; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG INJURY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SALIVARY GLAND DUCT; STOMACH CONTENT; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION;

EID: 58149204224     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2008.10.013     Document Type: Review

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