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Impact of Preoperative Dental Screening in Reducing Infective Endocarditis Risk in Surgical Valve Replacement Patients
Sponsor: Odense University Hospital
Summary
In Odense University Hospital preoperative dental screening (PDS) protocol for patients treated with surgical valve replacement was changed from mandatory to targeted PDS to from march 2024. The investigators will therefore compare the risk of IE before vs after march 2024.
Official title: Impact of Targeted Preoperative Dental Screening on Post-procedural Risk of Infective Endocarditis in Patients Undergoing Surgical Valve Replacement: a Prospective Observational Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1000
Start Date
2020-01-01
Completion Date
2028-03-01
Last Updated
2025-08-15
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
No preoperative dental screening
Discontinuance of mandatory preoperative dental screening prior surgical valve replacement which also can include oral surgery.
Locations (1)
Odense University Hospital, Cardiac Surgery Department
Odense, Denmark