Background. Prophylactic antimicrobial therapy is frequently prescribed for acute aspiration pneumonitis, with the intent of preventing the development of aspiration pneumonia. However, few clinical ...

The correct answer is B: Discontinue the ampicillin-sulbactam now. This patient's clinical presentation and CT findings are suggestive of a mild aspiration pneumonitis that can occur in patients with ...

Poor nutritional status and increased severity of pneumonia were associated with higher mortality rates among patients with aspiration pneumonia, according to a recent study. “Aspiration pneumonia is ...

The study was prompted by an increase in colonoscopies performed with propofol, a common ambulatory anesthesia drug. Researchers from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland reviewed 5 percent of ...

Chlorhexidine oral rinse for aspiration pneumonia Study findings suggest that nursing home residents should receive more guidance in using strategies to prevent aspiration during eating and drinking.

"This finding suggests that it may be beneficial to reassess the preoperative withholding guidelines for GLP-1 RAs." HealthDay News — Preoperative glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) ...

Compared with 0.63% of non-users, 0.83% patients on a GLP-1 receptor agonist experienced aspiration pneumonia within a month of the procedure, Kevin Sheng-Kai Ma, DDS, of Brigham and Women's Hospital ...

To the Editor: The statement, "The sole omission was copious saline lavage of the bronchi under direct vision," in the discussion of the management of aspiration pneumonitis by the Committee on ...

DEAR DR. GOTT: My wife is in a skilled nursing facility because of Alzheimer's disease. Her mind is rapidly deteriorating, but her main problem is recurring pneumonia that her doctor believes is ...

A person with a tracheostomy has a higher risk than usual of aspiration, which means they may take unwanted substances into their airways. A tracheostomy is a procedure in which a surgeon makes an ...

Anne Spencer died of aspiration pneumonia, hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury and near drowning - Daily Mail The mother of TV presenter Phil Spencer died from a lung infection and brain injury after her ...