Perioperative Oral decontamination and ImmunoNuTrition (POINT) to prevent postoperative pulmonary complications in elderly patients scheduled for elective non-cardiac surgeries: protocol for a multicentre, randomised controlled trial

Perioperative Oral decontamination and ImmunoNuTrition (POINT) to prevent postoperative pulmonary complications in elderly patients scheduled for elective non-cardiac surgeries: protocol for a multicentre, randomised controlled trial

Introduction Elderly patients are known to be vulnerable to postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs), especially pneumonia. Apart from elder age, preoperative pulmonary diseases, anaemia, malnutrition, dysphagia and frailty may all be contributing factors to PPCs. Poor oral hygiene is a risk fac...

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Main Authors: Jing Zhang, Yuguang Huang, Wen Wang, Yuelun Zhang, Xiaochun Zheng, Lu Che, Junping Chen, Lan Yao, Jiawen Yu, Lining Huang, Qianmei Zhu, Lichi Xu, Ji Fu, Meizheng You, Chaolei Liu, Guoping Fan
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Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2025-05-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5/e092068.full
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