Short- and long-term outcomes of infective endocarditis admission in adults: A population-based registry study in Finland.

Infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with high mortality. However, data on factors associated with length of stay (LOS) in hospital due to IE are scarce. In addition, long-term mortality of more than 1 year is inadequately known. In this large population-based study we investigated age and sex...

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Main Authors: Elina Ahtela, Jarmo Oksi, Tero Vahlberg, Jussi Sipilä, Päivi Rautava, Ville Kytö
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254553