Silent aspiration predicts mortality in older adults with aspiration pneumonia admitted to acute hospitals

ConclusionsSilent aspiration detected by a cough latency test can predict 1‐month mortality in older patients with aspiration pneumonia. More studies are required to investigate whether enhancing cough reflex treatments would help patients recover from aspiration pneumonia. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; ••: ••–••

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Source: Geriatrics and Gerontology International - January 31, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Takeshi Nakashima, Keisuke Maeda, Kanae Tahira, Kousuke Taniguchi, Kumiko Mori, Hiroyasu Kiyomiya, Junji Akagi Tags: Original Article: Epidemiology, Clinical Practice and Health Source Type: research