RESUMO
Aspiration pneumonia is a significant cause of morbidity, hospitalization, and mortality in the nursing home population. Patients who aspirate have three times higher mortality than patients who do not aspirate. We discuss the factors known to increase the risk of aspiration and its consequences, and recognize some of the preventive measures for aspiration pneumonia. We suggest approaches to decrease the risk of this very prevalent syndrome.
Assuntos
Idoso Fragilizado , Instituição de Longa Permanência para Idosos , Casas de Saúde , Pneumonia Aspirativa/prevenção & controle , Idoso , Transtornos de Deglutição/complicações , Suscetibilidade a Doenças , Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos , Humanos , Higiene Bucal , Pneumonia Aspirativa/etiologia , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
Aspiration pneumonia is a significant cause of morbidity, hospitalization, and mortality in the nursing home population. Patients who aspirate have three times higher mortality than patients who do not aspirate. We discuss the factors known to increase the risk of aspiration and its consequences, and recognize some of the preventive measures for aspiration pneumonia. We suggest approaches to decrease the risk of this very prevalent syndrome.
