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- Title
Defining characteristics and risk indicators for diagnosing nursing home-acquired pneumonia and aspiration pneumonia in nursing home residents, using the electronically-modified Delphi Method.
- Authors
Hollaar, Vanessa; van der Maarel-Wierink, Claar; van der Putten, Gert-Jan; van der Sanden, Wil; de Swart, Bert; de Baat, Cees
- Abstract
In nursing home residents, it is not possible to distinguish pneumonia and aspiration pneumonia clinically. International literature reveals no consensus on which and how many characteristics and risk indicators must be present to diagnose (nursing home-acquired) pneumonia and aspiration pneumonia. The aim of this survey was to reach consensus among a panel of clinical medical experts in geriatrics and pulmonology about the characteristics required for diagnosing pneumonia, and about the risk indicators needed to consider the diagnosis aspiration pneumonia in nursing home residents with pneumonia.
- Publication
BMC geriatrics, 2016, Vol 16, p60
- ISSN
1471-2318
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12877-016-0231-4