Correlation Between Dysphagia and Hospital-acquired Pneumonia after Stroke
- VernacularTitle:脑卒中后吞咽障碍与医院获得性肺炎的关系
- Author:
Weiping WANG
;
Baohua LI
;
Mei ZHANG
;
Minhai JIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Stroke;
Dysphagia;
Hospital-acquired pneumonia
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2005;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To evaluate correlation between dysphagia and hospital-acquired pneumonia after stroke and its effect on prognosis. METHODS Totally 356 stroke inpatients were divided into dysphagia group(group A) and non-dysphagia group(group B) based on bedside swallowing evaluation.The incidence of hospital-acquired pneumonia and mortality between the two groups were compared. RESULTS The incidence of hospital-acquired pneumonia was 23.5 % in group A and 4.6% in group B.The difference between the two groups was highly significant(?~2=25.8,P
