Comparable perioperative outcomes and mid-term survival in prosthetic valve endocarditis and native valve endocarditis
Mori M, Shioda K, Tiako MJ, Bin Mahmood SU, Mangi AA, Yun JJ, Darr U, Pang PYK, Geirsson A. Comparable perioperative outcomes and mid-term survival in prosthetic valve endocarditis and native valve endocarditis. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2018, 54: 1067-1072. PMID: 29726931, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProsthetic valve endocarditisMid-term survivalNative valve endocarditisTertiary care hospitalKaplan-Meier analysisValve endocarditisOperative mortalityPerioperative outcomesCardiac surgeryCare hospitalOperative outcomesDiagnosis of PVESingle-institutional retrospective reviewCox proportional hazards analysisCox proportional hazards modelCenter case volumeComparable perioperative outcomesMid-term mortalityHigh-risk surgeryProportional hazards analysisMultivariable logistic regressionHazard of deathComplex patient populationLarge observational studiesComposite eventsIncidence of endophthalmitis after intravitreal injections at a tertiary care hospital
Zafar S, Hamid A, Bin Mahmood SU, Burq MA, Maqsood N. Incidence of endophthalmitis after intravitreal injections at a tertiary care hospital. Canadian Journal Of Ophthalmology 2018, 53: 94-97. PMID: 29631833, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2017.07.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence of endophthalmitisIntravitreal injectionAnti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapyEndothelial growth factor therapySingle-center retrospective studyAga Khan University HospitalTertiary care hospitalGrowth factor therapyCases of endophthalmitisRole of antibioticsOperating room settingPostinjection antibioticsFactor therapyCare hospitalRetrospective studyUniversity HospitalInjection riskSurgical settingEndophthalmitisUnnecessary useRoom settingStudy periodInjectionHospitalIncidence