Mortality from Aspiration Pneumonia: Incidence, Trends, and Risk Factors

alwin shared this article with you from Inoreader Mortality from Aspiration Pneumonia: Incidence, Trends, and Risk Factors Via Dysphagia AbstractAspiration pneumonia is a potentially preventable, aggressive type of pneumonia. Little is understood on the burden in mortality from aspiration pneumonia. Our objectives were to first examine the burden of mortality from aspiration pneumonia in the United States and second investigate comorbidities associated with aspiration pneumonia to understand risk factors. We conducted a case –control study of individuals who died of aspiration pneumonia matched to those who died of other causes. We analyzed all deaths in the United States using the Multiple Cause of Death Dataset from 1999 to 2017. Cases were matched with controls based on age, sex, and race. We calculated age-adjuste d mortality rates, annual percentage changes in aspiration pneumonia mortality, and matched odds ratio co... View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.