Pneumonia, Aspiration Pneumonia, or Frailty-Associated Pneumonia?
Pneumonia is a common reason for admission afflicting frail older adults. Those who are the frailest are more likely to be provided with a diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia. This diagnosis has no clear definition and no clinical consensus. It is therefore time to stop attempting to differentiate bet...
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| author | David G. Smithard Yuki Yoshimatsu |
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| description | Pneumonia is a common reason for admission afflicting frail older adults. Those who are the frailest are more likely to be provided with a diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia. This diagnosis has no clear definition and no clinical consensus. It is therefore time to stop attempting to differentiate between pneumonia type and use the term frailty-associated pneumonia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-550c66feead34ab38cb9832bebc49ad32023-11-24T00:18:25ZengMDPI AGGeriatrics2308-34172022-10-017511510.3390/geriatrics7050115Pneumonia, Aspiration Pneumonia, or Frailty-Associated Pneumonia?David G. Smithard0Yuki Yoshimatsu1Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, London SE19 4QH, UKQueen Elizabeth Hospital, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, London SE19 4QH, UKPneumonia is a common reason for admission afflicting frail older adults. Those who are the frailest are more likely to be provided with a diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia. This diagnosis has no clear definition and no clinical consensus. It is therefore time to stop attempting to differentiate between pneumonia type and use the term frailty-associated pneumonia.https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/7/5/115frailtypneumoniaaspirationfrailty-associated pneumoniadysphagia |
| spellingShingle | David G. Smithard Yuki Yoshimatsu Pneumonia, Aspiration Pneumonia, or Frailty-Associated Pneumonia? Geriatrics frailty pneumonia aspiration frailty-associated pneumonia dysphagia |
| title | Pneumonia, Aspiration Pneumonia, or Frailty-Associated Pneumonia? |
| title_full | Pneumonia, Aspiration Pneumonia, or Frailty-Associated Pneumonia? |
| title_fullStr | Pneumonia, Aspiration Pneumonia, or Frailty-Associated Pneumonia? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pneumonia, Aspiration Pneumonia, or Frailty-Associated Pneumonia? |
| title_short | Pneumonia, Aspiration Pneumonia, or Frailty-Associated Pneumonia? |
| title_sort | pneumonia aspiration pneumonia or frailty associated pneumonia |
| topic | frailty pneumonia aspiration frailty-associated pneumonia dysphagia |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/7/5/115 |
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