Effect of planned preoperative oral care implemented at least 2 weeks before surgery on postoperative infections: A single-center retrospective observational study

Kumiko Furuta; Masashi Hirooka; Yuichi Kotegawa; Yuri Sakamoto; Teruki Miyake; Yumiko Kawamoto; Yoichi Hiasa; Satoshi Hino; Daisuke Uchida

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0330165

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Effect of planned preoperative oral care implemented at least 2 weeks before surgery on postoperative infections: A single-center retrospective observational study

Kumiko Furuta,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Total Medical Support Center, Ehime University Hospital, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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Masashi Hirooka ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: hirooka.masashi.mb@ehime-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Total Medical Support Center, Ehime University Hospital, Toon, Ehime, Japan

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5634-5313

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Yuichi Kotegawa,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation

Affiliation Total Medical Support Center, Ehime University Hospital, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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Yuri Sakamoto,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Total Medical Support Center, Ehime University Hospital, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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Teruki Miyake,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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Yumiko Kawamoto,

Roles Supervision, Validation

Affiliation Division of Medical Technology, Ehime University Hospital, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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Yoichi Hiasa,

Roles Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4117-339X

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Satoshi Hino,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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Daisuke Uchida

Roles Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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Effect of planned preoperative oral care implemented at least 2 weeks before surgery on postoperative infections: A single-center retrospective observational study

Kumiko Furuta,
Masashi Hirooka,
Yuichi Kotegawa,
Yuri Sakamoto,
Teruki Miyake,
Yumiko Kawamoto,
Yoichi Hiasa,
Satoshi Hino,
Daisuke Uchida

Published: September 3, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330165

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