An innovative oral management procedure to reduce postoperative complications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Numerous studies have shown that improving oral hygiene contributes to a reduction in the risk of postoperative complications in patients with head and neck cancer, cardiac disease, and esophageal cancer. However, the beneficial standard for oral management procedures during the perioperative period has not yet been established. Therefore, our aim was to determine whether or not their innovative oral management intervention contributed to a reduction in postoperative complications in lung cancer.

Methods

We performed a retrospective analysis of medical records of patients who underwent lung cancer surgery with lobectomy and pneumonectomy at Kyorin University Hospital. Patients were divided into 2 groups: a perioperative oral management intervention group that unde

SUBMITTER: Kaga A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9390213 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature