Esophageal Cancer, Lung Cancer
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to reduce pathologic aspiration and pneumonia in the perioperative period by providing an oral care and oral hygiene education to patients preoperatively. Patients enrolled in the study will be given a dysphagia screening questionnaire, an oral care package and oral hygiene education. Patients who screen positive for dysphagia will be referred to Speech Pathology for evaluation. The rate of postoperative pneumonia will be determined for those who participate in the study and will be compared to retrospective patient data from our institution.
Detailed description
Aspiration by high risk esophageal and lung cancer patients with either preexisting or post-therapy/post-operative dysphagia leads to morbidity (pneumonia) and mortality following surgery. The aim of this study is to reduce pathologic aspiration and pneumonia in the perioperative period by providing an oral care and oral hygiene education to patients preoperatively. Patients enrolled in the study will be given a dysphagia screening questionnaire, an oral care package and oral hygiene education. Patients who screen positive for dysphagia will be referred to Speech Pathology for evaluation. The rate of postoperative pneumonia will be determined for those who participate in the study and will be compared to retrospective patient data from our institution.
Interventions
OTHEROral Hygiene Education and Oral Hygiene Packets
Patients will be educated on oral hygiene and will be given packets containing toothpaste, mouth rinse, floss and a toothbrush
Sponsors
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients undergoing elective esophageal or lung resections for cancer at our institution
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Proportion of pneumonia | 6 months | Number of participants who develop postoperative pneumonia in the interventional arm compared to the number of patients retrospectively reviewed who received no intervention |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed