Pneumonia prevention effects of perioperative oral management in approximately 25,000 patients following cancer surgery

• Main Authors: Yasuhiro Kurasawa (Author), Yutaka Maruoka (Author), Hideki Sekiya (Author), Akihide Negishi (Author), Hitoshi Mukohyama (Author), Shiro Shigematsu (Author), Jumpei Sugizaki (Author), Kazunari Karakida (Author), Masaru Ohashi (Author), Masayuki Ueno (Author), Yukihiro Michiwaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Aim We conducted a multicenter study to explore the risk factors of developing pneumonia and the effectiveness of perioperative oral management (POM) for the prevention of pneumonia in postsurgical patients. Methods and results A survey covering eight regional hospitals was conducted over 4...