Tuesday, 27 March 2012

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


Situation: An adult undergoing bronchoscopic biopsy developed infective endocarditis (IE).
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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