title: Aortic valve endocarditis with splenic and brain abscesses: difficult management issues.
abstract: Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis is associated with a high incidence of complications, a poor prognosis, and high operative mortality. We present a complex case of aortic valve endocarditis in a critically ill patient, highlight the difficult management issues, and report a good outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, London Chest Hospital, London, UK. saina.attaran@kcl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Saina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Attaran
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wragg
authors.forename: Wael Ibrahim
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Awad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006406:Hematoma; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D013154:Spleen / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013156:Splenectomy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D056346:Sternotomy