Readmissions among Patients with Surgically Managed Drug Use Associated-Infective Endocarditis before and after the Implementation of an Addiction Consult Team: A Retrospective, Observational Analysis
Lucas X. Marinacci,
Audrey Li,
Annie Tsay
et al.
Abstract:Background
Patients who undergo cardiac surgery for drug use-associated infective endocarditis (DUA-IE) have high rates of readmissions for recurrent endocarditis, substance use disorder (SUD), and septicemia. Our primary objective was to assess whether exposure to an addiction consult team (ACT) was associated with reduced readmissions in this population.
Methods
This single-center retrospective analysis identified patients who underwent cardiac surger… Show more
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