Postoperative Pneumonia Prevention in Pulmonary Resections: A Feasibility Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pneumonia after pulmonary resection occurs in 5% to 12% of patients and causes substantial morbidity. Oral hygiene regimens lower the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonias; however, the impact in patients undergoing elective pulmonary resection is unknown. We conducted a prospective pilot study to assess the feasibility of an oral hygiene intervention in this patient cohort.

Methods

Patients undergoing elective pulmonary resection were prospectively enrolled in a single-arm interventional study with time-matched controls. Participants were asked to brush their teeth with 0.12% chlorhexidine three times daily for 5 days before their operations and 5 days or until the time of discharge after their operations. Patients were eligible if they had known or suspe

SUBMITTER: Semenkovich TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6296886 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature