Effective Oral Indicators With Medical and Dental Collaboration in Open Heart Surgery: A Representative Survey
Kaori Ono,
Shouji Hironaka,
Akemi Utsumi
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
Postoperative infections pose an important problem for patients with cardiac disease. Moreover, oral health status is associated with the risk of longer hospital stays. Therefore, the oral health status of patients was assessed before open-heart surgery. This study aimed to determine the relationship between oral health status and postoperative status.
Methods
The study included 25 patients who underwent open-heart surgery at our university hospital in 2020. Upon admiss… Show more
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