Diagnosis of stroke-associated pneumonia: recommendations from the pneumonia in stroke consensus group

CJ Smith, AK Kishore, A Vail, A Chamorro, J Garau… - Stroke, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Lower respiratory tract infections frequently complicate stroke
and adversely affect outcome. There is currently no agreed terminology or gold-standard …

The immunology of acute stroke

A Chamorro, A Meisel, AM Planas, X Urra… - Nature reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
Recent clinical and experimental studies have highlighted a complex role for the immune
system in the pathophysiological changes that occur after acute stroke. Sensors of the innate …

Stroke-associated pneumonia: major advances and obstacles

Y Hannawi, B Hannawi, CPV Rao, JI Suarez… - Cerebrovascular …, 2013 - karger.com
Background: Stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) has been implicated in the morbidity,
mortality and increased medical cost after acute ischemic stroke. The annual cost of SAP …

Risk factors, inpatient care, and outcomes of pneumonia after ischemic stroke

O Finlayson, M Kapral, R Hall, E Asllani, D Selchen… - Neurology, 2011 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives: Pneumonia is the most common medical complication after stroke. Although
several risk factors have been reported, the role of common comorbidities in the …

The association between delays in screening for and assessing dysphagia after acute stroke, and the risk of stroke-associated pneumonia

BD Bray, CJ Smith, GC Cloud, P Enderby… - Journal of Neurology …, 2017 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background There is no robust evidence that screening patients with acute stroke for
dysphagia reduces the risk of stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP), or of how quickly it …

Impact of dysphagia assessment and management on risk of stroke-associated pneumonia: a systematic review

SA Eltringham, K Kilner, M Gee, K Sage… - Cerebrovascular …, 2018 - karger.com
Background: Patients with dysphagia are at an increased risk of stroke-associated
pneumonia. There is wide variation in the way patients are screened and assessed during …

ICU-acquired swallowing disorders

M Macht, T Wimbish, C Bodine, M Moss - Critical care medicine, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Patients hospitalized in the ICU can frequently develop swallowing disorders,
resulting in an inability to effectively transfer food, liquids, and pills from their mouth to …

US cost burden of ischemic stroke: a systematic literature review.

BM Demaerschalk, HM Hwang… - The American journal of …, 2010 - europepmc.org
Background Stroke is an expensive disease from a patient, caregiver, and societal
perspective. In spite of the high cost burden, only limited numbers of recent studies have …

Novel risk score to predict pneumonia after acute ischemic stroke

R Ji, H Shen, Y Pan, P Wang, G Liu, Y Wang, H Li… - Stroke, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—To develop and validate a risk score (acute ischemic stroke-
associated pneumonia score [AIS-APS]) for predicting in-hospital stroke-associated …

Stroke-induced immunodepression and post-stroke infections: lessons from the preventive antibacterial therapy in stroke trial

J Klehmet, H Harms, M Richter, K Prass, HD Volk… - Neuroscience, 2009 - Elsevier
Infections are a leading cause of death in patients with acute CNS injury such as stroke.
Recent experimental evidence indicated that stroke leads to suppression of innate and …