Background It is known that the mortality of pneumonia in patients with risk factors for aspiration is worse than that in those without these risk factors. However, it is still unknown which risk factors for aspiration predict prognosis. Therefore, we aimed to determine which risk factors for aspiration are associated with death or prolonged hospitalization.
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