Cirugía de la endocarditis infecciosa en un centro regional en Chile: Análisis de casos y resultados en el largo plazo
Background: Surgery for active endocarditis is indicated in cases of congestive heart failure (CHF), persistent sepsis, systemic embolization and paravalvular involvement. Aim: To assess and report the long term results of surgery in adult patients. Patients and methods: Retrospective review of clin...
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oai:scielo:S0034-988720080001000042008-04-30Cirugía de la endocarditis infecciosa en un centro regional en Chile: Análisis de casos y resultados en el largo plazoBahamondes,Juan CarlosMerino S,GustavoSilva V,AbelardoSalman A,JuanRedel S,IvánDroguett G,Jean Pierre Endocarditis, bacterial Heart valve diseases Thoracic surgery Background: Surgery for active endocarditis is indicated in cases of congestive heart failure (CHF), persistent sepsis, systemic embolization and paravalvular involvement. Aim: To assess and report the long term results of surgery in adult patients. Patients and methods: Retrospective review of clinical records and operative procedures of 32 patients aged 43± 13 years (28 women) subjected to reparative surgery for complications of endocarditis between 1993 to 2005. Results: In 25% of cases, endocarditis presented as a prolonged sepsis syndrome and in 31% as a CHF or both. The causative bacteria was Gram (+) in 53% and blood cultures were negative in 47%. Preoperative echocardiography showed vegetations in 56% of cases. An annular abscess, aortic valve rupture and bicuspid valve, was observed in 13% of patients. Post operative mortality was due to persistent sepsis and multiorganic dysfunction in 16%. Mean long term follow up was 43.8±47.2 months. Actuarial survival was 78% at 146 months. Conclusion: Surgical management of active endocarditis provides a good symptomatic recovery, with an excellent long term actuarial survival (Rev Méd Chile 2008; 136: 31-7)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.136 n.1 20082008-01-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872008000100004es10.4067/S0034-98872008000100004 |
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Endocarditis, bacterial Heart valve diseases Thoracic surgery Bahamondes,Juan Carlos Merino S,Gustavo Silva V,Abelardo Salman A,Juan Redel S,Iván Droguett G,Jean Pierre Cirugía de la endocarditis infecciosa en un centro regional en Chile: Análisis de casos y resultados en el largo plazo |
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Background: Surgery for active endocarditis is indicated in cases of congestive heart failure (CHF), persistent sepsis, systemic embolization and paravalvular involvement. Aim: To assess and report the long term results of surgery in adult patients. Patients and methods: Retrospective review of clinical records and operative procedures of 32 patients aged 43± 13 years (28 women) subjected to reparative surgery for complications of endocarditis between 1993 to 2005. Results: In 25% of cases, endocarditis presented as a prolonged sepsis syndrome and in 31% as a CHF or both. The causative bacteria was Gram (+) in 53% and blood cultures were negative in 47%. Preoperative echocardiography showed vegetations in 56% of cases. An annular abscess, aortic valve rupture and bicuspid valve, was observed in 13% of patients. Post operative mortality was due to persistent sepsis and multiorganic dysfunction in 16%. Mean long term follow up was 43.8±47.2 months. Actuarial survival was 78% at 146 months. Conclusion: Surgical management of active endocarditis provides a good symptomatic recovery, with an excellent long term actuarial survival (Rev Méd Chile 2008; 136: 31-7) |
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Bahamondes,Juan Carlos Merino S,Gustavo Silva V,Abelardo Salman A,Juan Redel S,Iván Droguett G,Jean Pierre |
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Bahamondes,Juan Carlos Merino S,Gustavo Silva V,Abelardo Salman A,Juan Redel S,Iván Droguett G,Jean Pierre |
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Bahamondes,Juan Carlos |
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Cirugía de la endocarditis infecciosa en un centro regional en Chile: Análisis de casos y resultados en el largo plazo |
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Cirugía de la endocarditis infecciosa en un centro regional en Chile: Análisis de casos y resultados en el largo plazo |
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Cirugía de la endocarditis infecciosa en un centro regional en Chile: Análisis de casos y resultados en el largo plazo |
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Cirugía de la endocarditis infecciosa en un centro regional en Chile: Análisis de casos y resultados en el largo plazo |
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Cirugía de la endocarditis infecciosa en un centro regional en Chile: Análisis de casos y resultados en el largo plazo |
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cirugía de la endocarditis infecciosa en un centro regional en chile: análisis de casos y resultados en el largo plazo |
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