Systematic review finds aspiration pneumonia is diagnosed presumptively based on frailty in older persons, highlighting a disconnect from direct swallowing assessments.
There is a broad consensus on the clinical criteria to diagnose AP. It is a presumptive diagnosis with regards to patients' general frailty rather than in relation to swallowing function itself.
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