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In pneumonia, microaspiration is the usual pathogenic mechanism, while “aspiration pneumonia” refers to the aspiration of a large amount of oropharyngeal or upper gastrointestinal content moving through the vocal cords and trachea into the lungs.<ref name=":0">Niederman MS, Cilloniz C. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9106188/ Aspiration pneumonia.] Revista Española de Quimioterapia. 2022;35(Suppl 1):73.Available:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9106188/ (accessed 12.11.2023)</ref> | |||
== | == Risk Factors == | ||
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* Impaired swallowing (dysphagia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, neurological diseases eg stroke or dementia, need of mechanical ventilation), | |||
* Weakened cough reflex (medications, stroke, dementia, impaired consciousness and alcohol). | |||
* Reduced consciousness (acute stroke, head injury, brain lesions, seizures and the effect of some agents that can induce impaired consciousness such as alcohol, drugs, anesthesia or sedatives), | |||
* Greater likelyhood of gastric contents reaching the lung (reflux and tube feeding).<ref name=":0" /> | |||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
In pneumonia, microaspiration is the usual pathogenic mechanism, while “aspiration pneumonia” refers to the aspiration of a large amount of oropharyngeal or upper gastrointestinal content moving through the vocal cords and trachea into the lungs.[1]
Risk Factors[edit | edit source]
Include:
- Impaired swallowing (dysphagia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, neurological diseases eg stroke or dementia, need of mechanical ventilation),
- Weakened cough reflex (medications, stroke, dementia, impaired consciousness and alcohol).
- Reduced consciousness (acute stroke, head injury, brain lesions, seizures and the effect of some agents that can induce impaired consciousness such as alcohol, drugs, anesthesia or sedatives),
- Greater likelyhood of gastric contents reaching the lung (reflux and tube feeding).[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Niederman MS, Cilloniz C. Aspiration pneumonia. Revista Española de Quimioterapia. 2022;35(Suppl 1):73.Available:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9106188/ (accessed 12.11.2023)
