Prevention of aspiration

[Strategies for prevention of aspiration pneumonia].

Prevention of acid aspiration: a review.

Meconium aspiration syndrome: pathophysiology and prevention.

BACKGROUND Despite the common occurrence of intrauterine meconium passage and resultant meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS), controversies regarding the pathophysiology and use of appropriate preventive strategies abound. METHODS Databases from MEDLINE, MD Consult, and the Science Citation Index were searched from 1964 to the present to find relevant sources of information. RESULTS AND CONCL...

[Evaluation of dysphagia and prevention of aspiration pneumonia].

嚥下障害の臨床現場では,治療・リハビリテーション を行う根拠として,嚥下造影法(VF:videofluoroscopic swallow study),嚥下内視鏡(VE:videoendoscopic evaluation of swallowing)による機能的評価を用いるこ とが多い.さらに嚥下関連筋の効果を評価するために, 筋電図(EMG),嚥下圧測定も実用化されつつある.近 年では,延髄或いは脳神経を電気あるいは磁気刺激によ る筋電図を測定し,下位ニューロンの評価を行う誘発筋 電図も報告されている.嚥下運動の脳機能画像としては, ニューロンの電気活動そのものをみているMEGと, ニューロンの電気活動に伴う脳血流量を間接的に評価す る fMRI,PET,fNIRS に分類される.さらに,咳誘発 検査などの感覚効果器を評価するもの,嚥下障害アウト カムとしての誤嚥を評価するシンチ...

[Recommendations for the prevention of organic foreign bodies aspiration].

Foreign body aspiration remains a common and potentially serious pediatric problem. Most aspirated foreign bodies are food. The education of parents and caregivers about choking hazards and how to avoid them is critical to reduce the incidence of these events. The pediatricians play a key role in promoting injury prevention. We indicate the main characteristics of hazardous food and we present ...