Infectious postoperative complications in oral surgery. An observational study.

Background: The main objective of this investigation was to determine the incidence of infectious postoperative complications in oral surgery.

Material And Methods: A observational and descriptive study was developed, with the use of prospective registry of the patients admitted for oral surgery at the San Borja Arriarán Hospital Complex during twelve months observation period (April 2017 to March 2018).

Results: The sample consisted of 532 patients undergoing surgical procedures of oral surgery and 19 cases of infectious postoperative complications.