Role of systematic intervention in reducing postoperative respiratory infection in patients with oral cancer

Objective To investigate the role of systematic intervention in reducing postoperative respiratory infection in patients with oral cancer, and provide a theoretical basis for the prevention and treatment of postoperative respiratory infections in patients with oral cancer. Methods A prospective research method was used to select a total of 166 patients with oral cancer admitted to the department of stomatology of Jinhua Central Hospital from February, 2013 to June, 2016, those patients were divided into intervention group (83 cases) and control group (83 cases) according to the random number table method. The patients of both groups received surgical resection, the control group received routine treatment and intervention group received systematic intervention on the basis of routine treatment. The respiratory tract infection rate, infection duration and bacterial culture were observed on d14 after the intervention. Results The respiratory infection rate in the intervention group was 2.41% and the duration of infection was (3.34±0.73) days; the respiratory infection rate in the control group was 10.84% and the infection duration was (5.75±1.27) days, the respiratory tract infection rate and infection duration of intervention group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05); Before the intervention, there was no significant difference in the semi-quantitative bacterial count between the two groups (P>0.05). After the intervention, the semi-quantitative count of bacteria of the control group had no significant change when compared with that before the intervention (P>0.05), the intervention group was significantly lower than that before the intervention (P<0.05), and the intervention group was significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion The effect of systematic intervention on reducing postoperative respiratory infection in patients with oral cancer is significant. Systematic intervention can inhibit bacterial growth and significantly reduce infection, which is worthy of clinical application.