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Aspiration, Respiratory

MedGen UID:
328410
•Concept ID:
C1720922
•
Pathologic Function
Synonym: Respiratory Aspiration

Definition

Inhaling liquid or solids, such as stomach contents, into the RESPIRATORY TRACT. When this causes severe lung damage, it is called ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAspiration, Respiratory

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Respiratory aspiration during treatment with clozapine and other antipsychotics: a literature search and a pharmacovigilance study in vigibase.
De Las Cuevas C, Sanz EJ, Villasante-Tezanos AG, de Leon J
Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2023 Feb;19(2):57-74. Epub 2023 Mar 29 doi: 10.1080/17425255.2023.2192401. PMID: 36920343
Respiratory aspiration during treatment with benzodiazepines, antiepileptic and antidepressant drugs in the pharmacovigilance database from VigiBase.
De Las Cuevas C, Sanz EJ, de Leon J
Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2022 Sep;18(9):541-553. Epub 2022 Sep 13 doi: 10.1080/17425255.2022.2122813. PMID: 36073179
Chronic Cough.
Pacheco A, de Diego A, Domingo C, Lamas A, Gutierrez R, Naberan K, Garrigues V, López Vime R
Arch Bronconeumol 2015 Nov;51(11):579-89. Epub 2015 Jul 10 doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2015.03.019. PMID: 26165783

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

When bronchoscopy does not suffice for airway foreign body removal: a series of cases requiring tracheotomy.
Samdhani S, Lohar NK, Singh A, Gupta A
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2023 Jan;280(1):455-459. Epub 2022 Aug 27 doi: 10.1007/s00405-022-07626-x. PMID: 36029323
Gynecologic and Obstetric Consequences of Obesity in Adolescent Girls.
Elizondo-Montemayor L, Hernández-Escobar C, Lara-Torre E, Nieblas B, Gómez-Carmona M
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2017 Apr;30(2):156-168. Epub 2016 Feb 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2016.02.007. PMID: 26915924
Adverse events during monitored anesthesia care for GI endoscopy: an 8-year experience.
Agostoni M, Fanti L, Gemma M, Pasculli N, Beretta L, Testoni PA
Gastrointest Endosc 2011 Aug;74(2):266-75. Epub 2011 Jun 25 doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.04.028. PMID: 21704990
Respiratory changes in the pulse-oximetry waveform associated with pericardial tamponade.
Stone MK, Bauch TD, Rubal BJ
Clin Cardiol 2006 Sep;29(9):411-4. doi: 10.1002/clc.4960290908. PMID: 17007173Free PMC Article
Characteristics of dysphagia in elderly patients requiring mechanical ventilation.
Davis LA, Thompson Stanton S
Dysphagia 2004 Winter;19(1):7-14. doi: 10.1007/s00455-003-0017-7. PMID: 14745640

Diagnosis

How to use the videofluoroscopy swallow study in paediatric practice.
Batchelor G, McNaughten B, Bourke T, Dick J, Leonard C, Thompson A
Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed 2019 Dec;104(6):313-320. Epub 2018 Oct 15 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313787. PMID: 30322859
Gynecologic and Obstetric Consequences of Obesity in Adolescent Girls.
Elizondo-Montemayor L, Hernández-Escobar C, Lara-Torre E, Nieblas B, Gómez-Carmona M
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2017 Apr;30(2):156-168. Epub 2016 Feb 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2016.02.007. PMID: 26915924
Anesthetic considerations for the neonate with tracheoesophageal fistula.
Gayle JA, Gómez SL, Baluch A, Fox C, Lock S, Kaye AD
Middle East J Anaesthesiol 2008 Oct;19(6):1241-54. PMID: 18942242
Respiratory changes in the pulse-oximetry waveform associated with pericardial tamponade.
Stone MK, Bauch TD, Rubal BJ
Clin Cardiol 2006 Sep;29(9):411-4. doi: 10.1002/clc.4960290908. PMID: 17007173Free PMC Article
Characteristics of dysphagia in elderly patients requiring mechanical ventilation.
Davis LA, Thompson Stanton S
Dysphagia 2004 Winter;19(1):7-14. doi: 10.1007/s00455-003-0017-7. PMID: 14745640

Therapy

Botulinum toxin-A use in paediatric hypertonia: Canadian practice patterns.
Fehlings D, Narayanan U, Andersen J, Beauchamp R, Gorter JW, Kawamura A, Kiefer G, Mason M, McCormick A, Mesterman R, Switzer L, Watt J
Can J Neurol Sci 2012 Jul;39(4):508-15. doi: 10.1017/s0317167100014049. PMID: 22728860
Adverse events during monitored anesthesia care for GI endoscopy: an 8-year experience.
Agostoni M, Fanti L, Gemma M, Pasculli N, Beretta L, Testoni PA
Gastrointest Endosc 2011 Aug;74(2):266-75. Epub 2011 Jun 25 doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.04.028. PMID: 21704990
Complete heart block and death following lamotrigine overdose.
French LK, McKeown NJ, Hendrickson RG
Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2011 Apr;49(4):330-3. doi: 10.3109/15563650.2011.572555. PMID: 21563910
Single high dose of intravenous phenytoin sodium for the treatment of eclampsia.
Coyaji KJ, Otiv SR
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1990;69(2):115-8. doi: 10.3109/00016349009006154. PMID: 2386013
Negative pressure artificial respiration: use in treatment of respiratory failure of the newborn.
Stern L, Ramos AD, Outerbridge EW, Beaudry PH
Can Med Assoc J 1970 Mar 28;102(6):595-601. PMID: 5265797Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Development and Validation of a Score to Predict Mortality in Children Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Respiratory Failure: Pediatric Pulmonary Rescue With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Prediction Score.
Bailly DK, Reeder RW, Zabrocki LA, Hubbard AM, Wilkes J, Bratton SL, Thiagarajan RR; Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Member Centers
Crit Care Med 2017 Jan;45(1):e58-e66. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002019. PMID: 27548818Free PMC Article
Botulinum toxin-A use in paediatric hypertonia: Canadian practice patterns.
Fehlings D, Narayanan U, Andersen J, Beauchamp R, Gorter JW, Kawamura A, Kiefer G, Mason M, McCormick A, Mesterman R, Switzer L, Watt J
Can J Neurol Sci 2012 Jul;39(4):508-15. doi: 10.1017/s0317167100014049. PMID: 22728860
Adverse events during monitored anesthesia care for GI endoscopy: an 8-year experience.
Agostoni M, Fanti L, Gemma M, Pasculli N, Beretta L, Testoni PA
Gastrointest Endosc 2011 Aug;74(2):266-75. Epub 2011 Jun 25 doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.04.028. PMID: 21704990
Complete heart block and death following lamotrigine overdose.
French LK, McKeown NJ, Hendrickson RG
Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2011 Apr;49(4):330-3. doi: 10.3109/15563650.2011.572555. PMID: 21563910
Anesthetic considerations for the neonate with tracheoesophageal fistula.
Gayle JA, Gómez SL, Baluch A, Fox C, Lock S, Kaye AD
Middle East J Anaesthesiol 2008 Oct;19(6):1241-54. PMID: 18942242

Clinical prediction guides

Development and Validation of a Score to Predict Mortality in Children Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Respiratory Failure: Pediatric Pulmonary Rescue With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Prediction Score.
Bailly DK, Reeder RW, Zabrocki LA, Hubbard AM, Wilkes J, Bratton SL, Thiagarajan RR; Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Member Centers
Crit Care Med 2017 Jan;45(1):e58-e66. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002019. PMID: 27548818Free PMC Article
Impact of oxygen concentration on time to resolution of spontaneous pneumothorax in term infants: a population based cohort study.
Shaireen H, Rabi Y, Metcalfe A, Kamaluddeen M, Amin H, Akierman A, Lodha A
BMC Pediatr 2014 Aug 23;14:208. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-208. PMID: 25149271Free PMC Article
Adverse events during monitored anesthesia care for GI endoscopy: an 8-year experience.
Agostoni M, Fanti L, Gemma M, Pasculli N, Beretta L, Testoni PA
Gastrointest Endosc 2011 Aug;74(2):266-75. Epub 2011 Jun 25 doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.04.028. PMID: 21704990
Single high dose of intravenous phenytoin sodium for the treatment of eclampsia.
Coyaji KJ, Otiv SR
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1990;69(2):115-8. doi: 10.3109/00016349009006154. PMID: 2386013
Negative pressure artificial respiration: use in treatment of respiratory failure of the newborn.
Stern L, Ramos AD, Outerbridge EW, Beaudry PH
Can Med Assoc J 1970 Mar 28;102(6):595-601. PMID: 5265797Free PMC Article

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