Aspiration Pneumonia

Prevention and management of aspiration events.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
RespiratoryGeriatricsNeurology

Clinical Guidelines

NICE guideline [CG191]: Pneumonia in adults: diagnosis and management
National
NICE guideline [NG138]: Pneumonia (community-acquired): antimicrobial prescribing
National
NICE guideline [NG139]: Pneumonia (hospital-acquired): antimicrobial prescribing
National
2007 ATS/IDSA Guideline: Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults
Local
BTS Clinical Statement on Aspiration Pneumonia
Local
BTS Clinical Statement on Aspiration Pneumonia
Local
Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia: An Official Clinical Practice Guideline of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America
Local
ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia
Local
Guidelines for Preventing Health-Care--Associated Pneumonia, 2003
Local