A national study of infective endocarditis models of care in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multidisciplinary endocarditis team (MDET) management is supported by current evidence and recommended in international society guidelines. The extent to which this recommendation has been implemented in Australian centres and the attitudes, barriers and facilitators of this model are unclear.

Aim

To describe current infective endocarditis (IE) models of care in Australian specialist referral centres and evaluate facilitators, barriers and attitudes towards MDET implementation.

Methods

Aims were addressed using two online surveys. Survey 1 audited IE models of care and was distributed to infectious disease physicians at specialist referral centres. Survey 2 assessed barriers, facilitators and attitudes towards MDETs and was distributed via societal email li

SUBMITTER: Robson C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11900844 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature