Impact of Periapical Abscess on Infectious Complications in Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Circulation Auxiliary to Open-Heart Surgical Procedures

Extracorporeal circulation auxiliary to open-heart surgeries (ECAOHS) may exert nonphysiological stresses on periapical abscessed tissues leading to hematogenous spread of microbes. The aim of this report was to estimate risk of postoperative infectious complications in patients with periapical abscesses and undergoing ECAOHS.

Source: The Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice - February 28, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Veerasathpurush Allareddy, Sivaraman Prakasam, Sankeerth Rampa, Kyle Stein, Romesh P. Nalliah, Veerajalandhar Allareddy, Shankar Rengasamy Venugopalan Tags: Feature Article Source Type: research