Pneumonia-associated death in patients with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 14; no. 3; p. e0213825
• Main Authors: Manabe, Toshie, Fujikura, Yuji, Mizukami, Katsuyoshi, Akatsu, Hiroyasu, Kudo, Koichiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 14.03.2019; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Alzheimer's disease; Autopsies; Autopsy; Care and treatment; Cause of Death; Confidence intervals; Death; Dementia; Dementia - etiology; Dementia - mortality; Dementia disorders; Health aspects; Humans; Life expectancy; Life span; Medical research; Medicine and Health Sciences; Meta-analysis; Mortality; Older people; Patient outcomes; Patients; People and Places; Physical Sciences; Pneumonia; Pneumonia - complications; Prognosis; Research and Analysis Methods; Risk Factors; Studies; Subgroups; Survival Rate; Systematic review; Terminally ill persons; Japan

Pneumonia is a serious disease associated with mortality among patients with dementia. However, the reported frequency of pneumonia as a cause of death in patients with dementia varies, the reason for which has not been fully elucidated. We conducted a systematic search in PubMed and the Cochrane Da...