The impact of the multidisciplinary Endocarditis Team on the management of infective endocarditis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In their latest guidelines for infective endocarditis (IE) (2015), the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) introduced the implementation of the Endocarditis Team (ET) to facilitate the management of IE. This study presents our experiences and the diagnostic and therapeutic impact of the ET on the management of IE.

Methods

From 2016-2020, data of all patients with suspected IE referred to the ET were prospectively collected. The final diagnosis was defined by the ET as either rejected, possible or definite IE. Diagnostic impact was scored as any change in initial diagnosis, the frequency of additional diagnostic tests advised by the ET and any change in diagnosis after these tests. Therapeutic impact was scored as any change in antibiotic therapy or change from co

SUBMITTER: Wahadat AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9807728 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature