Clinical presentation | N (out of 51) |
Fever | 20 (39%) |
Tachypnoea | 37 (73%) |
Tachycardia | 39 (76%) |
Hypoxic | 45 (88%) |
Hypotension | 8 (16%) |
Altered mental state | 28 (55%) |
Crackles on auscultation | 44 (86%) |
Pre-disposing risk | 22 (43%) |
Nursing/residential home | 35 (67%) |
History of aspiration | 20 (39%) |
Dementia | 24 (47%) |
Oesophageal dysphagia | 18 (35%) |
PEG/NG fed stroke | 4 (8%) |