Poor oral health status and short-term outcome of kidney transplantation.

Dmitry José De Santana SarmentoRubens CalientoRafael Fábio MacielPaulo Henrique Braz-SilvaJosé Osmar Medina de Abreu PestanaPeter B LockhartMarina Gallottini

Published in: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry (2020)

There was an association between dental focus and hospital readmission/stay. However, our methods do not provide conclusive proof of causality. Hospitalization due to acute dental infection was rare.

Keyphrases

oral health
kidney transplantation
liver failure
adverse drug
healthcare
respiratory failure
drug induced
aortic dissection
emergency department
intensive care unit