The effectiveness of postoperative continuous oral management in perioperative care

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25463242
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social dentistry
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: Mizutani Shinsuke 岡山大学, 医歯(薬)学総合研究科, 助教 (90643312)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MORITA Manabu 岡山大学, 大学院医歯薬学総合研究科, 教授 (40157904) ; TOMOFUJI Takaaki 岡山大学, 大学院医歯薬学総合研究科, 准教授 (80335629) ; EKUNI Daisuke 岡山大学, 病院, 講師 (70346443) ; MARUYAMA Takayuki 岡山大学, 病院, 助教 (30580253)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): YOKOI Aya 岡山大学, 病院, 医員 (00612649) ; TANIGUCHI Ayano 岡山大学, 大学病院, 医員 (00761131)
• Research Collaborator: MIZUNO Hirofumi 岡山大学, 大学院医歯薬学総合研究科, 非常勤研究員
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 口腔ケア / 周術期管理

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of professional oral healthcare on postoperative complications after esophagectomy among patients with esophageal cancer.
Patients were divided into two groups: patients who received professional oral healthcare from dentists after surgery (oral care group, n = 21) and those who did not receive oral healthcare (control group, n = 23).
Logistic regression analysis showed that the risk for postoperative pyrexia　(≧38.0℃) was associated with the lack of professional oral healthcare intervention (Odds ratio: 13.09; 95%confidence interval: 2.04-84.03; P < 0.05) and anastomotic leakage (Odds ratio: 28.15; 95%confidence interval: 2.06-384.25; P < 0.05). This suggests that professional oral healthcare intervention is effective in reducing the incidence of postoperative pyrexia in patients who undergo esophagectomy.

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