Delayed Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis-Analysis of an Endocarditis Network.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: The diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE) is clinically challenging. This study aimed to examine an endocarditis network and the effects of delayed diagnosis. Methods: We reviewed the patients who were admitted for infective endocarditis at our institution between January 2012 and December 2021. Infective endocarditis was diagnosed according to ESC/EACTS guidelines for the management of endocarditis. Details of admitting hospitals were obtained from the German Hospital Directory. Data are presented as medians (25th-75th quartiles) or absolute values (percentages) unless otherwise specified. Results: A total of 812 consecutive patients were admitted to our centre for IE. Exact records on the time to diagnosis were available for 707 patients (87.1%). The p

SUBMITTER: Saha S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12898327 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature