title: Issues in surgical treatment of endocarditis including intraoperative and postoperative management.
abstract: Patients with infective endocarditis who require surgical intervention can be divided into four separate groups, in order of incidence: (1) patients with underlying acquired or congenital cardiac lesions or valvar abnormalities, (2) patients with preexisting prosthetic valves, (3) patients with nosocomial infections who are immunosuppressed, and (4) older patients with infection risk or patients with indwelling deep venous catheters. The surgical management for these individual groups and for specific valve lesions is discussed, along with illustrative case studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Drinkwater
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Laks
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Child
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D011184:Postoperative Period; D016896:Treatment Outcome