Aspiration pneumonia can sometimes lead to severe and potentially life-threatening complications if left untreated, including: If not treated aggressively and in a timely manner, complications of ...

Isolation of a greater number of potentially pathogenic species from sputums than from companion aspiration specimens was more frequent among patients with chronic bronchitis, lung abscess ...

Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) is one of the top causes of severe respiratory failure in neonates. This study was designed to investigate the effective volume of therapeutic bronchoalveolar ...

Other types include walking, aspiration, chemical ... Bacterial pneumonia typically causes more severe illness than other types. You may develop these symptoms slowly, or they may suddenly ...

Japan: A recent study found that severe dysphagia in patients undergoing percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) was linked ...

Severe dysphagia significantly increases mortality risk after PEG, a new study finds. Patients with severe swallowing ...