Demographical data and outcomes of surgically treated patients with the diagnosis of infective endocarditis a multi center retrospective study
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Prof. Dr. Mustafa Oylumlu Dicle University, Faculty Of Medicine, Türkiye
Mehmet Ali Elbey Dicle University, Faculty Of Medicine, Türkiye
Emin Kalkan
Serkan Akdag Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Kerem Ozbek Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Nihan Kahya Eren Izmir Atatürk Training And Research Hospital, Türkiye
Selim Topcu Ataturk University, Faculty Of Medicine, Türkiye
Fatih Kahraman Süleyman Demirel University, Faculty Of Medicine, Türkiye
Mahmut Akpek
Erciyes University, Faculty Of Medicine, Türkiye
Sinan Demirtas Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dali, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Abdulkadir YILDIZ Dicle University, Faculty Of Medicine, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Mesut Aydin Dicle University, Faculty Of Medicine, Türkiye
Murat Yuksel Dicle University, Faculty Of Medicine, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (Q4)
Dergi ISSN 1301-5680 Dergi Bilgileri (2014)
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 01-2014
Kabul Tarihi Yayınlanma Tarihi 21-01-2014
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 22 / 1 / 56–62 DOI 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.8386
Makale Linki http://tgkdc.dergisi.org/text.php3?id=1962
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Background This study aims to investigate the demographic and clinical characteristics and echocardiographic and microbiological findings of the patients as well as the outcomes of surgery undergoing surgical treatment with the diagnosis of infective endocarditis in Turkey. Methods B etween J anuary 2 005 a nd A ugust 2 012 1 16 p atients ( 65 males, 51 females; mean age 43±16 years; range 14 to 80 years) with the diagnosis of infective endocarditis who underwent surgery in 13 tertiary university/research and education hospitals were included in this multi-center study. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients, and echocardiographic and microbiological findings, surgical indications and outcomes of surgery were retrospectively analyzed. Results The most common symptom on admission and physical finding was fever. Blood cultures were negative in 35 patients (30%). Staphylococci were the …
Anahtar Kelimeler
Epidemiology | Infective endocarditis | Surgical treatment