Continuous Professional Oral Health Care Intervention Improves Severe Aspiration Pneumonia

Joint Authors

Ooboshi, Hiroaki
Yoneda, Masahiro
Morita, Hiromitsu
Nawata, Wakako
Umezaki, Yojiro
Yamaguchi, Masahiro
Nakajima, Masato
Makino, Michiko
Yamano, Takafumi
Hirofuji, Takao

Source

Case Reports in Dentistry

Issue

Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-6, 6 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2019-12-17

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

6

Main Subjects

Dental

Abstract EN

Professional oral health care (POHC) is known to prevent aspiration pneumonia in patients with dysphagia and/or those at the perioperative stage of surgery.

However, the effect of POHC on patients suffering from aspiration pneumonia remains unknown.

Here, we report a case where continual POHC intervention improved severe aspiration pneumonia.

A 74-year-old male patient with a brain infarction suffered from severe aspiration pneumonia (PSI: IV, A-DROP: 3) complicated by vascular dementia and severe dysphagia.

Because an antimicrobial approach following the treatment guidelines for pneumonia was not effective, we started a POHC intervention to improve his poor oral condition at the request of the attending doctor and the patient’s family.

The severe pneumonia markedly improved after continual POHC by the dental team.

This case suggests that continual POHC intervention by a dental hygienist may improve severe aspiration pneumonia.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Nawata, Wakako& Umezaki, Yojiro& Yamaguchi, Masahiro& Nakajima, Masato& Makino, Michiko& Yoneda, Masahiro…[et al.]. 2019. Continuous Professional Oral Health Care Intervention Improves Severe Aspiration Pneumonia. Case Reports in Dentistry،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134703

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Nawata, Wakako…[et al.]. Continuous Professional Oral Health Care Intervention Improves Severe Aspiration Pneumonia. Case Reports in Dentistry No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134703

American Medical Association (AMA)

Nawata, Wakako& Umezaki, Yojiro& Yamaguchi, Masahiro& Nakajima, Masato& Makino, Michiko& Yoneda, Masahiro…[et al.]. Continuous Professional Oral Health Care Intervention Improves Severe Aspiration Pneumonia. Case Reports in Dentistry. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134703

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1134703