Cough Strength Is an Indicator of Aspiration Risk When Restarting Food Intake in Elderly Subjects With Community-Acquired Pneumonia.

BACKGROUND: The incidence of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is relatively high in elderly subjects. Cough peak flow (CPF) is an objective indicator of cough strength, and CPF evaluation might be useful to assess whether food intake can be restarted. We aimed to examine whether cough strength ass...

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Published in:Respiratory Care Vol. 65; no. 2; pp. 169 - 177
Main Authors: Yasunari Sakai, Masayoshi Ohira, Yoshiharu Yokokawa
Format: CEU pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Feb2020
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