Investigation of predictors for in-hospital death or long-term hospitalization in community-acquired pneumonia with risk factors for aspiration

CONCLUSIONS: Blood sampling findings and bedridden status are useful for predicting in-hospital mortality and long-term hospitalization in patients with pneumonia and any risk factor for aspiration.PMID:38586609 | PMC:PMC10997353 | DOI:10.1080/20018525.2024.2335721

Source: Respiratory Care - April 8, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Issei Oi Isao Ito Naoya Tanabe Satoshi Konishi Yumiko Ibi Yu Hidaka Nobuyoshi Hamao Masahiro Shirata Kensuke Nishioka Seiichiro Imai Yoshiro Yasutomo Seizo Kadowaki Toyohiro Hirai Source Type: research