Table 3.
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