An audit of dental procedures in patients with inherited bleeding disorders at the Charltte Maxeke Academic Hospital Haematology Unit
A research report submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. Johannesburg, 26 July 2017 === Background: Patients with inherited bleeding disorders have an elevated risk of bleeding, in...
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2018
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10539/24924 |
| Summary: | A research report submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science.
Johannesburg, 26 July 2017 === Background: Patients with inherited bleeding disorders have an elevated risk of bleeding, in which even relatively minimal invasive procedures can cause continuous bleeding.
Aim and study design: The aim of this study was to review dental procedures performed over a 16 year period in patients with inherited bleeding disorders (IBD) at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH), and to compare the treatment approach to published international guidelines.
Method: The study population comprised of patients’ files obtained from the Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centre (HCCC) and Wits Oral Health Centre (WOHC) database.
Results: Dental extraction was the most commonly performed procedure. Post-extraction bleeding was observed in 3 subjects, and the protocol observed for the management of these correlated with those published.
Conclusion: A standard protocol for the dental management of IBD patients needs to be put in place in WOHC to ensure uniformity of clinicians, and compliance with the published protocols === DH2018 |
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