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. 2016 Mar 7;22(3):181–185. doi: 10.5761/atcs.oa.16-00003

Table 3.

Preoperative and postoperative patient profiles of the hemodialysis group

  Age/Sex Indication Duration of HD Cause of RF Pathogen Preop. NA Predisposing factors Operation Annular abscess Postop. complication Remarks In-hosp death

1 58 M Persistent infection 6Y ? MRSA none Mild MS (for 2 Y) MVR (mech.) + Maze + GI bleeding (OP), mediastinitis    
2 68 M Heart failure 1Y2M GN MRSA none CV line (not for HD) infection AVR (mech.) + Stuck valve Redo POD 3 POD 5
3 79 M Persistent infection 1Y6M ? MRSA none Ruptured mycotic aneurysm of the AV shunt AVR (mech.) + Candida endophthalmitis, IB, AVB III    
4 55 F Vegetation 8Y ? E.coli none   AVR (mech.) + CABG + AVB III    
5 55 F Persistent infection 15Y GN MSSA IB   MVR (bio.)      
6 59 M Vegetation 9Y ? Not specified none   MV repair + Maze Brady Afib    
7 83 M Persistent infection 1Y3M DM MRSA IB Mild AR (for 1Y) AVR (bio.) Structural valve destruction   POD 21

HD: hemodialysis; RF: renal failure; NA: neurological abnormality; MRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MS: mitral stenosis; MVR: mitral valve replacement; GI: gastrointestinal bleeding; OP: operation; GN: glomerulonephritis; CV: central venous; AVR: aortic valve replacement; AV: arteriovenous; IB: intracranial bleeding; AVB: atrioventricular block; MSSA: methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus; CABG: coronary arterial bypass graft; DM: diabetes mellitus; AR: aortic regurgitation; POD: postoperative day; : death