Surgical Management of Patients with Infective Endocarditis: A Systematic Review | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||||
| Article 15, Volume 70, Issue 11, January 2018, Page 1952-1958 PDF (227.73 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Nouf Saleh Sadun  1; Thamer Hassan Mobarki2
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| 1College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University | ||||
| 2Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Introduction: Replacement of the heart valves has been spread recently with wide variety of types and surgical techniques. There is, however, no consensus regarding the best type and/or techniques of the surgical treatment of infective endocarditis. Objective: The aim of the systematic review was to evaluate the evidence-based published articles dealt with different types of valve replacement in the management of infective endocarditis. Methods: An electronic search was conducted on the electronic search engine PubMed including Medline. Keywords used for this research included; infective endocarditis, bacterial endocarditis, surgery, valve replacement, outcomes, timing, mortality, relapse and death. Results: Among the screened articles there were a total of 11 articles included for this systematic review. Out of which, there were 6 prospective randomized clinical trials and the remaining 5 studies were prospective clinical trials without randomization. Conclusion: From the findings of this review it can be concluded that the infective endocarditis is still a life-threatening disease requires more efforts for prevention and management. Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis with prosthetic or biologic valves does not differ significantly in outcomes or complications with a little bit higher in complications when using biologic valves. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Infective endocarditis; bacterial endocarditis; Surgery; Treatment; valve replacement | ||||
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