Pascal Lim, Margaux Le Maistre, Lucas Benoudiba Campanini, Quentin De Roux, Nicolas Mongardon, Valentin Landon, Hassina Bouguerra, David Aouate, Paul-Louis Woerther, Fihman Vincent, Adrien Galy, Vania Tacher, Sébastien Galien, Pierre-Vladimir Ennezat, Antonio Fiore, Thierry Folliguet, Raphaelle Huguet, Armand Mekontso-Dessap, Bernard Iung, Raphael Lepeule
Purpose: Post-operative vasoplegic syndrome is a dreaded complication in infective endocarditis (IE). Methods and Results: This retrospective study included 166 consecutive patients referred to cardiac surgery for non-shocked IE. Post-operative vasoplegic syndrome was defined as a persistent hypotension (mean blood pressure < 65 mmHg) refractory to fluid loading and cardiac output restoration. Cardiac surgery was performed 7 (5−12) days after the beginning of antibiotic treatment, 4 (1−9) days after negative blood culture and in 72...
September 21, 2022: Journal of Clinical Medicine