Table 1 Relative risk of aspiration pneumonia in patients with neurodegenerative disease or stroke and dysphagia
Source, author (year) | Patient type | Relative risk* |
|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | (95% CI) |
Ahn et al. (2010)[54] | Stroke | 106 (6, 1729) |
Alshekhlee et al. (2010)[55] | Stroke | 30 (4, 218) |
Altman et al. (2010)[56] | Dysphagia patients | 13 (12, 13) |
Aviv et al. (1997)[57] | Stroke | 13 (1, 216) |
Chua and Kong (1996)[58] | Stroke | 4.6 (1.0, 20.5) |
Daniels et al. (1998)[36] | Stroke | 1.6 (0.1, 38.0) |
James (1998)[59] | Stroke | 4.1 (1.5, 11.4) |
Meng et al. (2000)[60] | Stroke | 2.4 (0.1, 40.1) |
Perry and McLaren (2000)[61] | Stroke | 21.0 (2.8, 155.9) |
Schurr et al. (1999)[62] | Traumatic brain injury | 2.9 (0.1, 67.3) |
Spencer et al. (2009)[63] | Stroke | 11.0 (1.0, 178.3) |
Sung et al. (2010)[64] | Parkinson’s disease | 126 (8, 2065) |