Artigo Acesso aberto Revisado por pares

Early Surgery versus Conventional Treatment for Infective Endocarditis

2012; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 366; Issue: 26 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmoa1112843

ISSN

1533-4406

Autores

Duk‐Hyun Kang, Yong Jin Kim, Sung‐Han Kim, Byung Joo Sun, Dae‐Hee Kim, Sung-Cheol Yun, Jong‐Min Song, Suk Jung Choo, Cheol‐Hyun Chung, Jae‐Kwan Song, Jae‐Won Lee, Dae-Won Sohn,

Tópico(s)

Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus

Resumo

The timing and indications for surgical intervention to prevent systemic embolism in infective endocarditis remain controversial. We conducted a trial to compare clinical outcomes of early surgery and conventional treatment in patients with infective endocarditis.

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