Aspiration pneumonia: Management in Spain

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 180-183

  Cabre M ^a   Almirall, J ^a,b   Clave P ^b,c  

^a HOSPITAL DE MATARÓ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Deglutition disorders; Dysphagia; Elderly; Functional status; Oropharyngeal aspiration; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DYSPHAGIA; EMERGENCY CARE; FEEDING APPARATUS; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY ASPIRATION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; MOUTH; NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNGEAL DYSPHAGIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; SPEECH THERAPY; SWALLOWING; VIDEOFLUOROSCOPY;

EID: 79960914034     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: 18787657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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