Surgical outcomes of infective endocarditis in children: should we delay surgery for infective endocarditis?
Jae Hong LeeJae Gun KwakSungkyu ChoWoong Han KimJeong Ryul LeeHye Won KwonMi Kyoung SongSang-Yun LeeGi-Beom KimEun Jung BaePublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)
Surgical outcomes for IE in children were acceptable irrespective of the time of surgery. Our results suggest that it may not be required to delay surgery for IE and the potential benefit of early surgery could be expected in children.