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Clinical features in aged patients with aspiration pneumonia: a meta-analysis

Gao Kun, Wu Beibei   

  1. Department of Geriatrics, Fuyang People's Hospital, Fuyang 236003, China
  • Received:2015-09-22 Online:2016-01-05 Published:2016-04-19
  • Contact: Gao Kun, Email:gaokunah@163.com

Abstract: Objective To analyze the clinical and etiologic features in elderly patients with aspiration pneumonia and to provide a fundamentism for empirical therapy.Methods A total of 36 literatures with complete and precise data about aged patients with aspiration pneumonia were searched in CNKI database from 2000 to 2014, then analyzed and summarized.Results All 2 851 cases of aspiration pneumonia in aged patients had atypical clinical signs and symptoms,and the patients all associated with a variety of underlying diseases, especially with the central nervous system diseases. The main infectious pathogens were gram-negative bacteria with high resistant rate.Conclusion Understanding of clinical features and early diagnostic rate in aged patients with aspiration pneumonia should be elevated, reasonable and effective empirical anti-infection treatment should be performed to reduce the mortality.

Key words: pneumonia, aspiration, aged, meta-analyses

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