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Clinically defined aspiration pneumonia is an independent risk factor associated with long-term hospital stay: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Long-term hospital stay is associated with functional decline in patients with pneumonia, especially in the elderly. Among elderly patients with pneumonia, aspiration pneumonia is a major category. Clinical definition is usually used because it can occur without apparent aspiration episo...

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Autores principales: Wakabayashi, Takao, Hamaguchi, Sugihiro, Morimoto, Konosuke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10506309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37718411
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-023-02641-y