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. 2018 Jun 3:2018:6595406.
doi: 10.1155/2018/6595406. eCollection 2018.

Secondary Bleedings in Oral Surgery Emergency Service: A Cross-Sectional Study

Sebastian Igelbrink  1 , Stefan Burghardt  2 , Barbara Michel  3 , Norbert R Kübler  2 , Henrik Holtmann  2
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Secondary Bleedings in Oral Surgery Emergency Service: A Cross-Sectional Study

Sebastian Igelbrink et al. Int J Dent. .

Abstract

Introduction: Bleeding after dental surgery is still a common cause for emergency presentation in patients using anticoagulants. Our aim was to analyze pertinent characteristic features on the one hand and to bare existing problems in handling on the other.

Materials and methods: The study included 76 patients. We documented basic data, anticoagulant medication, type of surgery, and tooth socket sutures in respective patients.

Results: The vast majority of patients took a coumarin derivative (41) and acetylsalicylic acid (27). Nine (12%) of the patients had to be hospitalized due to ongoing bleeding despite local haemostyptic steps and/or circulatory dysregulation. Most patients could be successfully treated in outpatient settings. No statistically significant correlation between bleeding, level of INR value, number of extracted teeth, and sewed alveoli could be shown. Sixty-five percent of cases with tooth extractions did not have suture of tooth sockets. Eighty-seven percent of the patients denied being informed about possible self-treatment options by their surgeon/dentist, and none of the patients got presurgical-fabricated bandage plate(s).

Conclusions: Patients taking coumarin derivative currently, furthermore, represent the biggest anticoagulant after-bleeding group in dentoalveolar surgery. The major part of after-bleedings (90%) can be handled in an outpatient setting with simplest surgical interventions. Unfortunately, the biggest part of the patient collective got no suture, no prefabricated dental bandage plate(s), and no explanation by their dentist how to handle in case of after-bleeding. Therefore, dental practitioners should furthermore get enlightenment on how to prevent after-bleeding situations.

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Percentages of primary anticoagulant substances taken.
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