Summary
This 2019 observational cohort study, published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, examined how the causative microbiological organism influences surgical outcomes in patients with infective endocarditis treated operatively. The authors stratified results by pathogen type to identify organism-specific clinical features and differential prognostic factors. Although the study addresses an important clinical question in cardiothoracic surgery and infectious disease, it falls outside the remit of research on farming systems, soil health, or nutritional outcomes and is retained in this catalogue for reference purposes only.
UK applicability
The findings may inform UK cardiothoracic surgical and infectious disease practice regarding organism-specific management of infective endocarditis, but do not directly address farming systems, soil health, or nutrition—the primary focus of this research catalogue.
Key measures
Surgical outcomes stratified by causative microbiological organism; organism-specific clinical features and prognostic factors
Outcomes reported
The study examined how different causative microorganisms influence surgical outcomes in patients with infective endocarditis treated operatively. Results were stratified by pathogen type to identify organism-specific clinical features and prognostic factors.
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