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9 Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia ANDREW E. SIMOR Introduction More than a century ago it was recognized that pneumonia was a disease that caused considerable morbidity and mortality, particularly in the elderly. In his classic textbook of internal medicine, Osier wrote, "Pneumonia is the special ...
Nursing home-acquired pneumonia (NHAP) is a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, and antimicrobial therapy represents only 1 facet of the treatment of this disease. The nursing home population consists of a mixture of well, frail and dependent elderly. For some residents, supportive care may be ...
Treatment of recurrent aspiration pneumonia in end-stage dementia: preferences and choices of a group of elderly nursing home residents Hung WT, Chye R: Treatment of recurrent aspiration pneumonia in end-stage dementia: preferences and choices of a group of elderly nursing home residents... J.,A...
Studies indicate that exacerbations of chronic conditions such as heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, as well as pneumonias [11], symptoms such as fever, dyspnea [12], nonspecific symptoms in frail elderly patients, patients with cognitive impairment [13], and pain or injury ...
OBJECTIVE: To review the risk factors, etiologic profile, treatment approaches, and guidelines for the management of nursing home-acquired pneumonia (NHAP)... AA El-Solh,MS Niederman,P Drinka - 《Current Medical Research & Opinion》 被引量: 59发表: 2010年 Pneumonia in the elderly. nursing ho...
The average cost for treating an episode of pneumonia in the nursing home, over and above usual care, was $458. There is wide variation in treatment for residents with similar clinical presentations. For residents at low risk of mortality, using less expensive antibiotics and reducing ED ...
Pneumonia is among the foremost causes of hospitalization and mortality in patients residing in extended care facilities. Despite its prevalence, there is currently little literature focusing on the course and management of nursing home-acquired pneumoni
Pneumonia is among the foremost causes of hospitalization and mortality in patients residing in extended care facilities. Despite its prevalence, there is currently little literature focusing on the course and management of nursing home-acquired pneumoni
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