摘要吸入性肺炎临床表现复杂，病因多呈隐匿性，易被漏诊误诊。由于吸入性肺炎病因有别于社区/医院获得性肺炎等，因此其针对性诊断、治疗方法与其他类型肺炎有所不同。成人吸入性肺炎诊断和治疗专家组对吸入性肺炎的流行病学、危险因素、病原学特点、病理生理、临床特征、诊断、治疗和预防等进行归纳、总结，为吸入性肺炎的诊治提供合理有效的解决方案。

abstractsAspiration pneumonia, with complex clinical features, is easy to be missed and misdiagnosed because its etiology is mostly hidden.The methods of diagnosis and treatment are different from community/hospital acquired pneumonia due to different etiology.Robust diagnostic criteria for aspiration pneumonia is lacking so far, therefore, experts′ suggestions on aspiration pneumonia in adults are needed.This paper is a comprehensive overview of the epidemiology, risk factors, etiological characteristics, pathophysiology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of aspiration pneumonia in adults, so as to provide reasonable and effective solutions for the diagnosis and treatment of aspiration pneumonia.