Rehospitalisation and mortality after hospitalisation for orapharyngeal dysphagia and community-acquired pneumonia: A 1-year follow-up study

Rehospitalisation and mortality after hospitalisation for orapharyngeal dysphagia and community-acquired pneumonia: A 1-year follow-up study

Research has documented a high prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) in older patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). This study investigated OD as a risk factor for long-term re-hospitalization and mortality in patients hospitalized with CAP. A total of 36 patients (72.2% male, mean...

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Main Authors: Dorte Melgaard, Ulrik Baandrup, Martin Bøgsted, Mette Dahl Bendtsen, Tina Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Cogent Medicine
Subjects:
dysphagia
pneumonia
aged
risk factor
frailty
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2017.1417668

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2017.1417668

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