Pulmonary aspiration causes
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Causes
Causes
- Alcohol or sedative use
- Altered sensorium
- Convulsions
- Dental, pharyngeal, or airway procedures
- General anesthesia
- Impaired cough reflex
- Impaired swallow reflex
- Loss of consciousness
- Maxillofacial trauma
- Mental retardation
- Poor dentition
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