Saturday 10 November 2012

Emedinews:Makesure:An adult undergoing bronchoscopic biopsy developed infective endocarditis.


Situation: An adult undergoing bronchoscopic biopsy developed infective endocarditis.
Reaction: Oh my God! Why was IE prophylaxis not given?
Lesson: Make sure, that all procedures of the respiratory tract that involve incision or biopsy of the respiratory mucosa include IE prophylaxis.

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