Oral health care of the patient receiving Chemotherapy and/or bone marrow transplantation

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dc.contributor.advisorShaikh, AB
dc.contributor.advisorArendorf, TM
dc.contributor.authorSolomon, Charlene S.
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-26T12:54:49Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-16T10:53:21Z
dc.date.available2023-06-26T12:54:49Z
dc.date.available2024-04-16T10:53:21Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.description>Magister Scientiae - MScen_US
dc.description.abstractBetween September 1992 and August 1995, all patients with haematological malignancies who were treated as in-patients in the Haematology Unit at Groote Schuur Hospital received a twice weekly, oral and perioral examination. Sixty patients were monitored while following the traditional hospital oral care protocol (chlorhexidine, hydrogen peroxide, sodium bicarbonate, thymol glycol, benzocaine mouth rinse and nystatin). The mouth care protocol was then changed (protocol A = chlorhexidine, benzocaine lozenges, amphotericin B lozenges) and patients monitored until the sample size matched that of the hospital mouth care regimen (n = 60). A further 60 patients were then monitored using a third protocol (protocol B = benzydamine hydrochloride, chlorhexidine, benzocaine lozenges, amphotericin B lozenges). A statistically significant reduction in oral complications was found upon introduction and maintenance of protocols A and B. The findings of this study suggest that improved oral care and a structured oral care routine reduces the number of oral complications associated with chemo- and radiotherapy.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/10938
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectHaematological malignanciesen_US
dc.subjectHospital oral care protocolen_US
dc.subjectReduction in oral complicationsen_US
dc.subjectImproved oral health careen_US
dc.subjectStructured oral care routineen_US
dc.titleOral health care of the patient receiving Chemotherapy and/or bone marrow transplantationen_US

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