Aspiration Pneumonia Related Surgical Deaths—A Review of a 10 Year Australian State‐Based Mortality Audit

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Retrospective review shows aspiration pneumonia contributed to 1103 surgical deaths in NSW, highlighting risks in older patients.

Aspiration pneumonia accounted for 5.2% of all surgical deaths over a 10-year period in NSW.
A majority of deaths occurred in males aged 70 years and older, indicating higher vulnerability.
Most aspiration pneumonia deaths were linked to emergency admissions and surgery conducted within 30 days.
Recognizing risk factors related to aspiration pneumonia could help reduce surgical mortality rates.

Azmir et al. (2025) studied this question.

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