Surgery in patients with infective endocarditis and prognostic importance of patient frailty.

Peter Laursen Graversen Lauge Østergaard Morten Holdgaard Smerup Jarl Emanuel Strange Katra Hadji-Turdeghal Marianne Voldstedlund Lars Valeur Køber Emil Loldrup Fosboel

Published in: Infection (2024)

Frailty was associated with an ≈40% increased rate of rehospitalization (≥ 14 days) or death. Further studies are needed to assess the effectiveness of surgery with a focus on frailty to improve prognostic outcomes in these patients.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
randomized controlled trial
chronic kidney disease
systematic review
case report
surgical site infection
adipose tissue
patient reported outcomes
metabolic syndrome
coronary artery disease
patient reported