Long term surgical outcomes for infective endocarditis in people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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[12] Paz-Bailey G(2018)Trends in drug use–associated infective endocarditis and heart valve surgery, 2007 to 2017 Ann Intern Med 170 1435-1204

[13] Zibbell JE(2015)Infective endocarditis in adults: diagnosis, antimicrobial therapy, and Management of Complications: a scientific statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association Circulation. 132 364-8

[14] Asher AK(2007)Early surgery in patients with infective endocarditis: a propensity score analysis Clin Infect Dis 44 1005-887

[15] Patel RC(2010)Analysis of the impact of early surgery on in-hospital mortality of native valve endocarditis: use of propensity score and instrumental variable methods to adjust for treatment-selection bias Circulation. 121 1195-980

[16] Kupronis B(2014)Long-term outcomes and cardiac surgery in critically ill patients with infective endocarditis Eur Heart J 35 1-1487

[17] Iqbal K(2009)Ethical obligation of surgeons to noncompliant patients: can a surgeon refuse to operate on an intravenous drug-abusing patient with recurrent aortic valve prosthesis infection? Ann Thorac Surg 88 885-1260

[18] Ward JW(2009)Do cardiologists and cardiac surgeons need ethics? Achieving happiness for a drug user with endocarditis Heart. 95 977-83

[19] Keeshin SW(2013)Should patients who use illicit drugs be offered a second heart-valve replacement? Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 133 1486-147

[20] Feinberg J(2014)When is enough enough? The dilemma of valve replacement in a recidivist intravenous drug user Ann Thorac Surg 97 1259-1665

[11] Wejnert C(2015)A cost analysis of hospitalizations for infections related to injection drug use at a county safety-net hospital in Miami Florida PLoS ONE 10 31-1013

[12] Paz-Bailey G(2018)Trends in drug use–associated infective endocarditis and heart valve surgery, 2007 to 2017 Ann Intern Med 170 1435-1204

[13] Zibbell JE(2015)Infective endocarditis in adults: diagnosis, antimicrobial therapy, and Management of Complications: a scientific statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association Circulation. 132 364-8

[14] Asher AK(2007)Early surgery in patients with infective endocarditis: a propensity score analysis Clin Infect Dis 44 1005-887

[15] Patel RC(2010)Analysis of the impact of early surgery on in-hospital mortality of native valve endocarditis: use of propensity score and instrumental variable methods to adjust for treatment-selection bias Circulation. 121 1195-980

[16] Kupronis B(2014)Long-term outcomes and cardiac surgery in critically ill patients with infective endocarditis Eur Heart J 35 1-1487

[17] Iqbal K(2009)Ethical obligation of surgeons to noncompliant patients: can a surgeon refuse to operate on an intravenous drug-abusing patient with recurrent aortic valve prosthesis infection? Ann Thorac Surg 88 885-1260

[18] Ward JW(2009)Do cardiologists and cardiac surgeons need ethics? Achieving happiness for a drug user with endocarditis Heart. 95 977-83

[19] Keeshin SW(2013)Should patients who use illicit drugs be offered a second heart-valve replacement? Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 133 1486-147

[20] Feinberg J(2014)When is enough enough? The dilemma of valve replacement in a recidivist intravenous drug user Ann Thorac Surg 97 1259-1665