TY - JOUR
T1 - Aspiration Pneumonia
T2 - Clinical Outcome Following Documented Aspiration
AU - Cameron, John L.
AU - Mitchell, William H.
AU - Zuidema, George D.
N1 - Funding Information:
Thisinvestigationwassupportedinpartby Public Health Service research grant RR 05378.
Copyright:
Copyright 2015 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1973/1
Y1 - 1973/1
N2 - The clinical records of 47 patients with documented aspiration were reviewed. The overall mortality was 62%. If only one lobe was involved roentgenographically, mortality was 41%. If two or more lobes on one or both sides were involved, mortality was in the range of 90%. Acutely ill, comatose patients with gastrointestinal or neurologic disease and an indwelling nasogastric tube were at particular risk. All hospital patients, however, appear to be vulnerable. Antibiotics, steroids, and ventilatory assistance were utilized in various combinations, but none seemed to effectively change the outcome following aspiration.
AB - The clinical records of 47 patients with documented aspiration were reviewed. The overall mortality was 62%. If only one lobe was involved roentgenographically, mortality was 41%. If two or more lobes on one or both sides were involved, mortality was in the range of 90%. Acutely ill, comatose patients with gastrointestinal or neurologic disease and an indwelling nasogastric tube were at particular risk. All hospital patients, however, appear to be vulnerable. Antibiotics, steroids, and ventilatory assistance were utilized in various combinations, but none seemed to effectively change the outcome following aspiration.
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U2 - 10.1001/archsurg.1973.01350130051011
DO - 10.1001/archsurg.1973.01350130051011
M3 - Article
C2 - 4565234
AN - SCOPUS:0015550721
SN - 0004-0010
VL - 106
SP - 49
EP - 52
JO - Archives of surgery
JF - Archives of surgery
IS - 1
ER -