Risk Factors for Mortality in Patients Undergoing Cardiothoracic Surgery for Infective Endocarditis [1]
This single institution study spanning a decade of experience identified a 6.5% rate of mortality, which was related to active endocarditis at the time of surgery, the need for preoperative ventilation, longer bypass times, and increasing European risk score.
Source name:
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Subspecialty(ies):
Cardiac [4]
Taxonomy2018 vocabulary term reference:
Endocarditis [5]