Risk factors for pneumonia in acute stroke patients admitted to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Government Hospital

Lennie Lynn C De Castillo; Derick Erl P Sumalapao; Jose Leonard R Pascual

doi:10.5455/njppp.2017.7.0411008052017

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Online Published: 09 May 2017

Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2017; 7(8): 855-859

doi: 10.5455/njppp.2017.7.0411008052017

Risk factors for pneumonia in acute stroke patients admitted to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Government Hospital

Lennie Lynn C De Castillo, Derick Erl P Sumalapao, Jose Leonard R Pascual.

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Abstract
Background: Knowledge on the risk factors of developing pneumonia, one of the top causes of mortality in acute stroke patients admitted to a tertiary government hospital, is lacking.

Aim and Objective: This study aimed to determine the factors associated with the risk of developing pneumonia in acute stroke patients admitted to the emergency department of a tertiary government hospital.

Materials and Methods: A retrospective matched casecontrol study involving acute stroke patients admitted to the emergency department of a tertiary government hospital with 168 pneumonia patients matched with 168 controls by sex was employed. Age, sex, vascular risk factors, previous hospitalization within the past 3 months, type and location of stroke, need for intubation, length of hospital emergency room stay, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score on admission, pre-morbid Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score, and outcome (mortality, NIHSS score and mRS score at discharge) were obtained from the medical charts. Odds ratios were calculated using a multivariate logistic regression analysis. Among stroke patients developing pneumonia, the type of pneumonia and microorganisms were identified.

Results: Smoking, alcohol intake, dysphagia, hemorrhagic stroke, need for intubation, and age were associated with pneumonia. Pneumonia increases the odds of mortality and disability by 14 and 7 times, respectively. Hospital-acquired pneumonia is the most common type with Acinetobacter baumanii and Klebsiella pneumonia as the most common microorganisms identified.

Conclusion: Age, alcohol intake, dysphagia, hemorrhagic stroke, and need for intubation increase the risk for post-stroke pneumonia with organisms isolated consistent with nosocomial pneumonia.

Key words: Stroke; Pneumonia; Risk Factors; Case-control Study; Logistic Regression

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Castillo LLCD, Sumalapao DEP, Pascual JLR. Risk factors for pneumonia in acute stroke patients admitted to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Government Hospital. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2017; 7(8): 855-859. doi:10.5455/njppp.2017.7.0411008052017

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Castillo LLCD, Sumalapao DEP, Pascual JLR. Risk factors for pneumonia in acute stroke patients admitted to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Government Hospital. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2017; 7(8): 855-859. doi:10.5455/njppp.2017.7.0411008052017

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Castillo LLCD, Sumalapao DEP, Pascual JLR. Risk factors for pneumonia in acute stroke patients admitted to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Government Hospital. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. (2017), [cited June 27, 2026]; 7(8): 855-859. doi:10.5455/njppp.2017.7.0411008052017

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Castillo, L. L. C. D., Sumalapao, . D. E. P. & Pascual, . J. L. R. (2017) Risk factors for pneumonia in acute stroke patients admitted to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Government Hospital. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol, 7 (8), 855-859. doi:10.5455/njppp.2017.7.0411008052017

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Castillo, Lennie Lynn C De, Derick Erl P Sumalapao, and Jose Leonard R Pascual. 2017. Risk factors for pneumonia in acute stroke patients admitted to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Government Hospital. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 7 (8), 855-859. doi:10.5455/njppp.2017.7.0411008052017

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Castillo, Lennie Lynn C De, Derick Erl P Sumalapao, and Jose Leonard R Pascual. "Risk factors for pneumonia in acute stroke patients admitted to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Government Hospital." National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology 7 (2017), 855-859. doi:10.5455/njppp.2017.7.0411008052017

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Castillo, Lennie Lynn C De, Derick Erl P Sumalapao, and Jose Leonard R Pascual. "Risk factors for pneumonia in acute stroke patients admitted to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Government Hospital." National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology 7.8 (2017), 855-859. Print. doi:10.5455/njppp.2017.7.0411008052017

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Castillo, L. L. C. D., Sumalapao, . D. E. P. & Pascual, . J. L. R. (2017) Risk factors for pneumonia in acute stroke patients admitted to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Government Hospital. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 7 (8), 855-859. doi:10.5455/njppp.2017.7.0411008052017

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