Title: Prevention of Acquired Lung Infection for Senile Patients with Retained Stomach Tube
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevention experience of acquired lung infection (ALI) for senile patients with retained stomach tube after operation. METHODS Retrospective analysis was proceeded for all senile patients (retained) stomach tube after operation in a past decade. RESULTS Among 1 633 senile patients, 395 patients (developed) hospital infection in which 210 patients with retained stomach tube after operation developed ALI, that (occupied) (53.18%) of total patients developing hospital infection. CONCLUSIONS Long-term retained stomach tube can (increase) incidence of retrograde infection from stomach to pharynx and lower respiratory tract in sequence. (Enhancement) of prevention of respiratory tract infection for senile patients with retained stomach tube and (well-timed) (extraction) of stomach tube would effectively decrease the incidence of infection and the mortality of (senile) (patients. )
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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