Senile Dementia Patients with Hospital-acquired Pneumonia:A Clinical Study
- VernacularTitle:老年期痴呆患者医院获得性肺炎的临床分析
- Author:
Shali XU
;
Zhongming LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Senile dementia;
Hospital-acquired pneumonia;
Clinical analysis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
1994;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To study the clinical characteristics and the prevention measures of the hospital-acquired pneumonia in senile dementia patients.METHODS We analyzed retrospectively the cognitive function(using mini-mental state examination,MMSE) and activities of daily living(Barthel Index) of 113 senile dementia patients who were hospitalized in the Department of Neurology between Jan 2003 and Oct 2008(31 confirmed cases were treated as infected group,and the remaining 82 cases as control group),and found out the risk factors for infected with hospital-acquired pneumonia,the pathogenic bacteria and their resistance,then formulated prevention and control measures.RESULTS Among 113 senile dementia patients,31 cases were infected with hospital-acquired pneumonia,and these patients had obviously lower MMSE scores and ADL scores than the non-infected patients(P
