An international expert panel has developed the first consensus criteria for referral criteria for specialist palliative care ...

Although aspiration pneumonia (AP)- and Alzheimer ... in San Diego, California. Patients with AD vs individuals without dementia are nearly twice as likely to have AP-related mortality.

Aspiration pneumonia is a major cause of early death, along with falls and complications of dementia. Although study results vary ... Life expectancy of parkinsonism patients in the general population ...

Research found that compared to patients with healthy ... respiratory infections like pneumonia and infections of the air sacs in the lungs. The mouth is connected directly to the lungs through the ...

Patients using GLP-1 drugs had no difference in the odds of postoperative aspiration pneumonia versus non-users. There was also no significant difference in the odds of acute respiratory failure.

About half of new patients will survive another five years after being diagnosed with dementia, according to a large new study that indicates there are major differences based on their age at ...

Hospice nurse, Julie McFadden, 41, is now sharing her insights on social media as to how dementia progresses ... "Sometimes it's an event, like aspiration pneumonia and they decline so much ...

food can remain in the stomach even if a patient fasted the night before surgery, which can lead to rare respiratory complications called aspiration and aspiration pneumonia, according to the EMA.

Hospitalized patients with dementia and dysphagia are often ... reduced mortality or respiratory complications, such as pneumonia, aspiration, or choking, compared with thin-liquid diets in ...

Patients inappropriately diagnosed and treated for CAP were more likely to experience antibiotic-associated adverse events when receiving antibiotics for 3 days or more. Inappropriate diagnosis of ...

Patients inappropriately ... Inappropriate diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is common among hospitalized adults, particularly those who are older and those presenting with altered ...

To manage psychological and behavioral symptoms of dementia, patients are commonly treated ... myocardial infarction, pneumonia, and acute kidney injury. Over 98% of the U.K. population is ...