Roberto Pippi1, Luca Luigetti2, Maria-Giulia Scorsolini3, Alessandra Pietrantoni2, Arturo Cafolla4. 1. Associate Professor of Oral Surgery. Department of Odontostomatological and Maxillo Facial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome. 2. Oral surgeon. Department of Odontostomatological and Maxillo Facial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome. 3. Post-graduate student in Oral Surgery. Department of Odontostomatological and Maxillo Facial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome. 4. Aggregate Professor of Hematology. Sapienza University of Rome.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to investigate the usefulness of telephone follow-up in preventing post-extraction bleeding and improving wound healing in patients on chronic antithrombotic treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A prospective randomized clinical trial was carried out on 256 patients (test group = 128; control group = 128). The exact two-tailed Fisher test and the two-tailed non-parametric Mann-Whitney test were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: The incidence of post-extraction bleeding was 15.6% and there was no difference between test and control groups. However, the study group was significantly, though weakly, associated with the severity of bleeding. Patient satisfaction with post-operative follow-up differed significantly between patients who had and those who did not have post-extraction bleeding. CONCLUSIONS: Telephone follow-up after tooth extraction may play a role in the prevention of severe post-operative bleeding as well as in monitoring and managing the surgical wound. Key words:Post-operative instructions, patient satisfaction, wound healing. Copyright:
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to investigate the usefulness of telephone follow-up in preventing post-extraction bleeding and improving wound healing in patients on chronic antithrombotic treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A prospective randomized clinical trial was carried out on 256 patients (test group = 128; control group = 128). The exact two-tailed Fisher test and the two-tailed non-parametric Mann-Whitney test were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: The incidence of post-extraction bleeding was 15.6% and there was no difference between test and control groups. However, the study group was significantly, though weakly, associated with the severity of bleeding. Patient satisfaction with post-operative follow-up differed significantly between patients who had and those who did not have post-extraction bleeding. CONCLUSIONS: Telephone follow-up after tooth extraction may play a role in the prevention of severe post-operative bleeding as well as in monitoring and managing the surgical wound. Key words:Post-operative instructions, patient satisfaction, wound healing. Copyright:
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