Why the study?
Does physician instruction for infectious endocarditis prophylaxis align with AHA guidelines in patients undergoing echocardiography?
Does physician instruction for infectious endocarditis prophylaxis align with AHA guidelines in patients undergoing echocardiography?
There is significant overuse of infectious endocarditis prophylaxis among negligible-risk patients and underuse among moderate-risk patients compared to AHA guidelines.
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Discordant IE prophylaxis instructions may expose negligible-risk patients to harm while leaving moderate-risk patients unprotected; leaves open targeted education or decision-support trials.
Todd B. Seto (2000) studied this question.
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