Pneumonia is an infection in one or both of the lungs. Many germs, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi, can cause pneumonia. You can also get pneumonia by inhaling a liquid or chemical. People most at risk are older than 65 or younger than 2 years of age, or already have health pro...
Aspiration pneumonia (AP) is a common hospital-acquired infection. It is a frequent complication in stroke patients and among those admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The pathophysiology of AP primarily involves dysphagia and reflux of gastric contents. Once AP occurs, it can further exac...
Two studies using Taiwanese claims data reported that intensive periodontal therapy (scaling and root planing and flap procedure) lowered the risk of infection-related hospitalization13, hospitalization due to CVD, and all-cause mortality3 in patients undergoing hemodialysis. However, multidisciplinary ...
However, the identification of pneumonia using the ICD-10 code has been validated in a previous study33, and several studies have reported the incidence of aspiration pneumonia using ICD-10 codes2,27,34. Similarly, the identification of patients with PD could be inaccurate. To compensate for ...
Thus, the survival models with cerebrovascular outcomes identified using only the ICD-10 codes were utilized. Fourth, the associations between COVID-19 vaccination and MACE, myocardial infarction, stroke, and all-cause mortality were evaluated to assess if vaccines prevent cardiovascular outcomes. No ...
Thus, the survival models with cerebrovascular outcomes identified using only the ICD-10 codes were utilized. Fourth, the associations between COVID-19 vaccination and MACE, myocardial infarction, stroke, and all-cause mortality were evaluated to assess if vaccines prevent cardiovascular outcomes. No ...
2,3 While many hospitalized patients treated for pneumonia have an infection, inaccurate or inappropriate diagnosis of pneumonia (ie, pneumonia diagnosis when pneumonia is not present) is common.4,5 While some inappropriate diagnosis of CAP is unavoidable due to diagnostic uncertainty when pat...
Pneumonia and influenza (P&I) hospitalization (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision [ICD-10] J10-J18) in any diagnostic field was the primary outcome. We examined as secondary outcomes: i) hospitalizations due to pneumonia and influenza as the primary diagnosis; and ii) any ...
Stroke is the major cause of disability and death in sub-Saharan African countries. The presence and severity of complications play a major role in the outcome of stroke. Stroke associated pneumonia is often noticed post stroke infection that has been li
2,3 While many hospitalized patients treated for pneumonia have an infection, inaccurate or inappropriate diagnosis of pneumonia (ie, pneumonia diagnosis when pneumonia is not present) is common.4,5 While some inappropriate diagnosis of CAP is unavoidable due to diagnostic uncertainty when patients ...