Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 11 , Pages 2114-2120 , November 2008

The Association of Functional Oral Intake and Pneumonia in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Trine S. Hansen, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurorehabilitation, Brain Injury Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
    • Department of Occupational Therapy, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Trine S. Hansen, MPH, Dept of Neurorehabilitation 354, Hvidovre Hospital, Kettegaard Allé 30, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Denmark
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  • Klaus Larsen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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  • Aase W. Engberg, DMSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurorehabilitation, Brain Injury Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark

  • Image Result

    Kaplan-Meier plot showing the time to and risk of pneumonia for 172 patients with TBI in a subacute rehabilitation unit.

    Kaplan-Meier plot showing the time to and risk of pneumonia for 172 patients with TBI in a subacute rehabilitation unit.

  • Image Result

    Kaplan-Meier plots showing the estimated risks of pneumonia by parameters of severity of head injury, functional oral intake at admission, and time in acute care.

    Kaplan-Meier plots showing the estimated risks of pneumonia by parameters of severity of head injury, functional oral intake at admission, and time in acute care.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)00531-5

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.04.013

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 11 , Pages 2114-2120 , November 2008

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