Aspiration Pneumonia as a Cause of Death in Critically Ill Patients with Dysphagia After Extubation

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2018, Pages E343-E344

  Taito, Shunsuke ^a   Okada, Daisuke ^b   Ishida, Shuhei ^c  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b SAISEIKAI KUMAMOTO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c SHIMANE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DYSPHAGIA; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; LETTER; CRITICAL ILLNESS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AIRWAY EXTUBATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 85069271694     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002933     Document Type: Letter

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