Publications by authors named "Ebru Bal Polat"
Surgical treatment of aortic valve endocarditis: a 26-year experience.
Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc
December 2014
Objective: We have retrospectively analyzed the results of the operations made for aortic valve endocarditis in a single center in 26 years.
Methods: From June 1985 to January 2011, 174 patients were operated for aortic valve endocarditis. One hundred and thirty-eight (79.
Article Synopsis
- The study analyzed 72 patients who underwent surgery for aortic infective endocarditis with mitral valve involvement over 19 years, with a notable predominance of male patients and Streptococcus as the most common pathogen.
- Surgical procedures included aortic valve replacement for most patients, and the in-hospital mortality rate was 18.1%, with some experiencing complications like low cardiac output and heart block.
- Long-term survival rates were positive, with 96.4% survival at 1 year, and overall outcomes improved significantly after the second year post-surgery, despite the inherent risks associated with double-valve endocarditis.
Objective: EuroSCORE is the most widely used risk prediction system. Standard EuroSCORE, which had been published in 1999, was revised as a Logistic EuroSCORE in 2003. Further, it was reconsidered and published as EuroSCORE II in 2011.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDeterminants of pericardial drainage for cardiac tamponade following cardiac surgery.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
March 2012
Preoperative prediction of intensive care unit stay following cardiac surgery.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
December 2011