Quantitative Evaluation of Periodontitis for Predicting the Occurrence of Postoperative Pneumonia After Oncologic Esophagectomy.

Yasukazu KanieAkihiko OkamuraKen TomizukaTakao UchiyamaJun KanamoriYu ImamuraTomoki EbataMasayuki Watanabe

Published in: Annals of surgical oncology (2023)

Preoperative higher PISA was significantly associated with the occurrence of overall and severe postoperative pneumonia. The quantitative evaluation of periodontitis using PISA is a useful measure for predicting postoperative pneumonia, and intensive periodontal intervention may contribute to decreasing postoperative pneumonia.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
risk assessment
high resolution
respiratory failure
community acquired pneumonia
robot assisted
prostate cancer
mass spectrometry