The association between accessing dental services and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia among 2019 Medicaid beneficiaries

In this 2019 cross-sectional study, we analyzed hospital records for Medicaid beneficiaries who acquired nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia. The results suggest that preventive dental treatment in the 12 months prior or periodontal therapy in the 6 months prior to a hospitalization is associa...

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Autores principales: Baker, Dian, Giuliano, Karen K., Thakkar-Samtani, Madhuli, Scannapieco, Frank A., Glick, Michael, Restrepo, Marcos I., Heaton, Lisa J., Frantsve-Hawley, Julie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2023
Materias:
Concise Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10262156/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35815618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.163
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Sumario:In this 2019 cross-sectional study, we analyzed hospital records for Medicaid beneficiaries who acquired nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia. The results suggest that preventive dental treatment in the 12 months prior or periodontal therapy in the 6 months prior to a hospitalization is associated with a reduced risk of NVHAP.

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