Could prokinetic agents protect long-term nasogastric tube-dependent patients from being hospitalized for pneumonia? A nationwide population-based case-crossover study

BACKGROUND: Some studies have indicated that the use of prokinetic agents may reduce pneumonia risk in some populations. Nasogastric tube insertion is known to increase the risk of pneumonia because it disrupts lower esophageal sphincter function. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether prokin...

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Autores principales: Huang, Kun-Siang, Pan, Bo-Lin, Lai, Wei-An, Bin, Pin-Jie, Yang, Yao-Hsu, Chou, Chia-Pei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8021154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33819293
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249645

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8021154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33819293
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249645

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