Is hospital really the best place for patients with endocarditis?

Rhian Siefers; Deborah Massey

doi:10.12968/bjca.2006.1.5.21121

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Is hospital really the best place for patients with endocarditis?

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Is hospital really the best place for patients with endocarditis?

Rhian Siefers and Deborah Massey

British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, Vol.1(5), pp.232-237

2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2006.1.5.21121

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Abstract

Nursing

endocarditis

treatment

home intravenous therapy

Despite developments in antibiotics and surgery, the treatment regimen for infective endocarditis continues to involve long courses of intravenous antibiotics. Because of the appreciable morbidity and mortality associated with this condition, attention has been focused on potential complications, and little consideration has been given to whether it is best to manage these patients in hospital or at home.

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Title: Is hospital really the best place for patients with endocarditis?
Authors: Rhian Siefers (Author) - John Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom
Deborah Massey (Author) - Griffith University
Publication details: British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, Vol.1(5), pp.232-237
Publisher: MA Healthcare Ltd.
Date published: 2006
DOI: 10.12968/bjca.2006.1.5.21121
ISSN: 1749-6403
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451085902621
Output Type: Journal article

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