Reduced Pneumonia Risk in Advanced Dementia Patients on Careful Hand Feeding Compared With Nasogastric Tube Feeding
Jacqueline Kwan Yuk Yuen, James Ka-Hay Luk, Tuen-Ching Chan, Yat Fung Shea, Steven Tsun-Wai Chu, Rachelle Bernacki, David T.Y. Chow, Felix Hon Wai Chan
Topics & Concepts
MedicineDysphagiaPneumoniaHazard ratioAspiration pneumoniaProportional hazards modelDementiaRisk factorInternal medicineFeeding tubeCohortSurvival analysisCohort studySurgeryDiseaseConfidence intervalClinical Nutrition and GastroenterologyDysphagia Assessment and ManagementNutrition and Health in Aging