Outcomes Following Medical or Surgical Management of Endocarditis

Completed

Conditions studied: Endocarditis

In brief

Infective endocarditis is a rare disease, and while there have been several large reviews of the incidence of endocarditis in the pediatric patient population, relatively little has been published regarding the short and medium-term outcomes following medical and surgical therapy for this disease. The goal is to compare the outcome for children treated for endocarditis with either medical management or surgery by looking at the success of these two treatment strategies. Another goal is to attempt to identify risk factors for medical management that might identify patients who would be better served by early surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00166023

Run by

Emory University

People needed

100

Starts

2005-08-01

Expected to finish

2006-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-11-26

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients discharged from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston with a discharge diagnosis of endocarditis or those who underwent surgery with a preoperative diagnosis of endocarditis.
• Admitted to the hospital between January 1, 1984 - December 31, 2004, inclusive.
• Signed informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who do not have documented endocarditis based upon microbiology and echocardiography criteria.

Where it is running

• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta — Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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