Background s troke is the main cause of disability in high-income countries, and ranks
second as a cause of death worldwide. Patients with acute stroke are at risk for infections …

Purpose The purpose was to describe aspiration pneumonia in the context of other lung
infections and aspiration syndromes and to distinguish between the main scenarios …

Aspiration is defined as the inhalation of oropharyngeal or gastric contents into the larynx
and lower respiratory tract. 1, 2 Several pulmonary syndromes may occur after aspiration …

Objectives: To describe the frequency of pepsin-positive tracheal secretions (a proxy for the
aspiration of gastric contents), outcomes associated with aspiration (including a positive …

Background Poisoning is one of the leading causes of admission to the emergency
department and intensive care unit. A large number of epidemiological changes have …

Aspiration pneumonitis and aspiration pneumonia are clinical syndromes caused by
aspiration. These conditions are clinically significant due to their high morbidity and …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We determine how the alert/verbal/painful/unresponsive (AVPU)
responsiveness scale (alert, responsive to verbal stimulation, responsive to painful …

Background The helpfulness of bedside assessment of gastric residual volume in the
prediction of aspiration has been questioned, as has the volume that signals increased risk …

Background There is a move toward finding clinically useful “phenotypes” in community-
acquired pneumonia: groups of patients displaying distinct clinical characteristics …

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