Frequency of pneumonitis among malnourished autopsied adults

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Millena Prata Jammal²  Selma Freire De Carvalho Da Cunha¹  Vicente De Paula Antunes Teixeira¹  Daniel Ferreira Da Cunha² 

[1] ,Triângulo Mineiro Federal University Clinics Hospital Department of Internal Medicine

关键词: Protein-energy malnutrition;    Pneumonitis;    Autopsy;    Adults;    Subnutrição protéico-energética;    Pneumonite;    Autópsia;    Adultos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822009000400022

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this study was to investigate whether malnourished autopsied adults would present higher frequency of pneumonitis than non-malnourished ones would. All of the autopsied adults (n = 175; age > 18 years) with complete records, including weight and height data, were included. Pneumonitis was observed more frequently in malnourished individuals (59.1%) than in non-malnourished individuals (41.3%). This study showed that the percentage of pneumonitis among autopsied adults was high, in addition to an increased risk of pneumonitis among these individuals.

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