Management of patients with infective endocarditis by a multidisciplinary team approach: An operative protocol

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 659-668

  Chirillo, Fabio ^a   Scotton, Piergiorgio ^b   Rocco, Francesco ^b   Rigoli, Roberto ^b   Polesel, Elvio ^b   Olivari, Zoran ^a  

^a OSPEDALE CA FONCELLO   (Italy)

^b CA FONCELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

infective endocarditis; management

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MICROBIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; TEAMWORK; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DECISION MAKING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME-TO-TREATMENT;

EID: 84881483194     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: 15582035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32835ec585     Document Type: Article

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