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Table 2 Reasons for hospital encounters (n = 339)

From: Rate of aspiration pneumonia in hospitalized Parkinson’s disease patients: a cross-sectional study

 

Frequency

Percentage

Falls/fractures

61

18

Pulmonary

52

15.3

General medical problems

51

15

Other

48

14.2

Gastrointestinal issues

43

12.7

Encephalopathy/drug-induced psychosis

24

7.1

Cardiac issues/syncope

22

6.5

Stroke

19

5.6

Genitourinary infections

13

3.8

Cancer

6

1.8