The Mortality and the Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia Related with Dysphagia in Stroke Patients

Volume: 28, Issue: 5, Pages: 1381 - 1387
Published: May 1, 2019
Abstract
Dysphagia may result in poor outcomes in stroke patients due to aspiration pneumonia and malnutrition.The aim of the study was to investigate aspiration pneumonia and the mortality rate in stroke patients with dysphagia in Taiwan.We selected 1220 stroke patients, divided them into dysphagia and nondysphagia groups, and matched them according to age; covariates and comediations from 2000 to 2005 were identified from the NHIRD 2000 database. The...
Paper Details
Title
The Mortality and the Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia Related with Dysphagia in Stroke Patients
Published Date
May 1, 2019
Volume
28
Issue
5
Pages
1381 - 1387
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