Frequency of pneumonitis among malnourished autopsied adults.
The objective of this study was to investigate whether malnourished autopsied adults would present higher frequency of pneumonitis than non-malnourished ones would. All of the autopsied adults (n = 175; age > or = 18 years) with complete records, including weight and height data, were included. Pneumonitis was observed more frequently in malnourished individuals (59.1%) than in non-malnourished individuals (41.3%). This study showed that the percentage of pneumonitis among autopsied adults was high, in addition to an increased risk of pneumonitis among these individuals.
Department of Internal Medicine, Clinics Hospital, Triângulo Mineiro Federal University.
Millena Prata
MP
Jammal
Selma Freire de Carvalho
SF
da Cunha
Vicente de Paula Antunes
Vde P
Teixeira
Daniel Ferreira
DF
da Cunha
D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors