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8035071

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-8-12
pubmed:abstractText
From January, 1978, through December, 1990, surgical treatment for active infective endocarditis was performed in 11 patients. There were 8 men and 3 women who ranged in age from 19 to 54 years with a mean age of 38.8 years. Two patients had ventricular septal defects and 1 patient had rheumatic valve disease. In all patients, the infecting organism was isolated from blood, including streptococcus in 7, staphylococcus in 2, and gram-negative rods in 2. The indication for operation at the active phase was uncontrolled infection in 7 and progressive heart failure in 4. The operation was performed at 7 to 150 days with a mean of 53 days after diagnosis. Operative findings showed vegetations in all cases and perforations of the valve in 6. There were no operative deaths. Perioperative complications developed in 5, whose indication for operation was uncontrolled infection. Complications consisted of 1 prosthetic valve endocarditis, 1 pulmonary suppuration, 1 ruptured mycotic aneurysm of the hepatic artery, 1 ruptured mycotic aneurysm of the popliteal artery, and 1 pyogenic spondylitis. All were successfully treated surgically or with antibiotic therapy. There were no complications in patients whose indication for operation was progressive heart failure. We conclude that the risk of embolism is high in patients undergoing surgery at the active phase of infective endocarditis because of uncontrolled infection; thus, such patients should be carefully monitored for emboli.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0369-4739
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
520-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-27
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
[Surgical treatment of active infective endocarditis].
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports