Long-term Outcome of Neurological Complications after Infective Endocarditis.

ABSTRACT: Severe neurological complications following infective endocarditis remain a major problem with high mortality rate. The long-term neurological consequences following infective endocarditis remain uncertain. Otherwise, neurosurgeries could be performed after these complications; however, few clinical series have reported the results. Therefore, we utilized a large, nationwide database to unveil the long-term mortality and neurosurgical outcome following infective endocarditis. We included patients with a first-time discharge diagnosis of infective endocarditis between January 2001 and December 2013 during hospitalization. Patients were further divided into subgroups consisting of neurological complications under neurosurgical treatment and complications under non-neurosurgical treatment. Lo

SUBMITTER: Chen CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7055329 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature