"I Just Need Proper Treatment": Being Hospitalized for Endocarditis among Individuals Who Inject Drugs Being Hospitalized for Endocarditis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rates of hospitalization for injection drug use-associated infective endocarditis (IDU-IE) are increasing. Much is known about the poor outcomes of patients with IDU-IE; less is known about the patient experience during hospitalization.

Objective

To explore the experience of being hospitalized for endocarditis among individuals who inject drugs, providing a foundation on which to develop strategies to improve care for these patients.

Design

Qualitative interviews with hospitalized patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery with a history of injection drug use between February 2021 and May 2022 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Participants

Cardiothoracic surgery patients with a documented history of injection drug use and the ability

SUBMITTER: French R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10465454 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature