Objective To investigate risk factors and characteristics of the pathogens for hospital-acquired pneumonia(HAP) in elderly psychiatric patients Methods Data were collected from 259 psychiatric patients aged over 60 hospitalized between January 2012 and December 2014,and risk factors for HAP and characteristics of the pathogens were analyzed.Results The incidence of HAP in the elderly psychiatric patients was 40.4％.Main risk factors for HAP included long-term bed rest,dysphagia,specific types of mental illness,underlying comorbidities,length of hospitalization,psychiatric medications,and age.A total of 137 pathogenic microbialstrains were isolated,of which,Gram-negative species accounted for 55.47％,with 32.12 ％ as Gram-positive species and 12.41 ％ as fungal species.Conclusions The main risk factors for HAP in elderly psychiatric patients are long-term bed rest,dysphagia,specific types of mental illness,underlying comorbidities,length of hospitalization,psychiatric medications,and age.The most common pathogens are Gram-negative microorganisms,followed by Gram-positive microorganisms and fungi.It is very important to take proactive measures to prevent the occurrence of HAP and improve prognosis.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Age Distribution ; Aged ; Basic Reproduction Number ; COVID-19/virology* ; China/epidemiology* ; Disease Outbreaks ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Sex Ratio ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVES: To study the phenomenon of pulmonary hypostasis in corpses of various causes of death, and to explore the potential value of this phenomenon in assisting forensic pathological diagnosis of drowning. METHODS: A total of 235 cases with clear cause of death through systematic autopsy were collected from January 2011 to June 2021 in Guangzhou. According to the location of body discovery, the cases were divided into the water body group (97 cases) and the non-water body group (138 cases), and the water body group was further divided into the water drowning group (90 cases) and the water non-drowning group (7 cases). Non-water body group was further divided into the non-water drowning group (1 case) and the non-water non-drowning group (137 cases). Three senior forensic pathologists independently reviewed autopsy photos to determine whether there was hypostasis in the lungs. The detection rate of pulmonary hypostasis was calculated. RESULTS: The detection rate of pulmonary hypostasis in the water drowning group (90 cases) was 0, and the negative rate was 100%. The detection rate of pulmonary hypostasis in the water non-drowning group (7 cases) was 100% and the negative rate was 0. The detection rate of pulmonary hypostasis in the water body group and in the non-water body group (after excluding 2 cases, 136 cases were calculated) was 7.22% and 87.50%, respectively. There were statistically significant differences in the detection rate of pulmonary hypostasis between water body group and non-water body group, and between water drowning group and water non-drowning group (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS The disappearance of pulmonary hypostasis can be used as a specific cadaveric sign to assist in the forensic pathological diagnosis of drowning.
Autopsy ; Drowning/pathology* ; Forensic Pathology ; Humans ; Lung/pathology* ; Water