Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Sensitivity and specificity of the question “do you have any concerns regarding your mouth related to undergoing surgery?” for predicting perioperative oral health problems in patients with primary esophageal and lung cancer: a retrospective observational study
Authors' conclusion
This simple question has low sensitivity but high specificity for detecting oral health problems.
Study context
- Population
- Patients scheduled for surgery for primary esophageal or lung cancer61 esophageal, 122 lung cancer
- Participants
- 183 patients
- Outcome
- Sensitivity and specificity of the question for detecting oral health problems
Methodological detailsretrospective, observational, Oral cavity check by dentists in all patients before surgery; evaluated retrospectively
- Retrospective
- Observational
- Oral cavity check by dentists in all patients before surgery; evaluated retrospectively
Performance
As reported in the abstract
Detection of oral health problems (reference: dentist oral cavity check)
- No significant differences by sex or disease (primary esophageal or lung cancer)
Further findings
Accuracy by sex or disease (subgroup)
- No significant differences by sex or disease (primary esophageal or lung cancer)
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Original publication
Sensitivity and specificity of the question “do you have any concerns regarding your mouth related to undergoing surgery?” for predicting perioperative oral health problems in patients with primary esophageal and lung cancer: a retrospective observational study. Perioper Med (Lond). Published 6 May 2024. doi:10.
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