Effects of fluid and drinking on pneumonia mortality in older adults
Lee Hooper,
Asmaa Abdelhamid,
Sarah M Ajabnoor,
Chizoba Esio-Bassey,
Julii Brainard,
Tracey J Brown,
Diane Bunn,
Eve Foster,
Charlotte C Hammer,
Sarah Hanson,
Florence O Jimoh,
Hassan Maimouni,
Manraj Sandhu,
Xia Wang,
Lauren Winstanley,
Jane L Cross,
Ailsa A Welch,
Karen Rees,
Carl Philpott
Feb 22, 2022
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Advice to drink plenty of fluid is common in respiratory infections. We assessed whether low fluid intake (dehydration) altered outcomes in adults with pneumonia. METHODS: We systematically reviewed trials...