Risk Factors of Pulmonary Infection and Prognosis in Elderly Cerebral Apoplectic Patients
- VernacularTitle:老年脑卒中患者合并肺部感染危险因素及预后
- Author:
Peicun HU
;
Suying CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pulmonary infection;
Elderly apoplexy;
Nosocomial infection
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
1994;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To study the risk factors of pulmonary infection and prognosis in elderly cerebral apoplectic patients. METHODS A retrospective survey on 541 elderly cerebral apoplectic patients was analyzed to investigate the rate of pulmonary infection,the type and the severity of cerebral apoplexy,the underlying disease,disturbance of consciousness,invasive operation and the prognosis. RESULTS The most of the pulmonary infections in elderly cerebral apoplectic patients were nosocomial infection.The rate of infection was high and related to many factors. CONCLUSIONS The result showed that the pulmonary infection in elderly cerebral apoplectic patients is caused by many risk factors.Controlling the rate of pulmonary infection can help us to succeed in treating cerebral apoplexy.
