2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of endocarditis

Kurzbeschreibung

The current guidelines have been developed to support healthcare professionals with the diagnosis and management of patients with infective endocarditis, an infrequent but oftentimes fatal disease that can present with multiple different clinical scenarios. The last version of the ESC Infective Endocarditis Guidelines was published in 2015. Since then there have been multiple developments in the care of patients with infective endocarditis including refinements of the indications for antibiotic prophylaxis, improvements in diagnostic capabilities, establishment of Endocarditis Teams and Heart Valve Centers, identification of patients eligible for outpatient antibiotic therapy, diagnosis and risk-stratification of patients suffering complications of endocarditis (in particular, stroke), management of patients with transcatheter heart valve- and cardiac implantable electronic device-associated infective endocarditis, and patient-centered care during the acute and follow up phases of this challenging disease. In addition, the 2023 version of the Guidelines includes a new diagnostic algorithm, which will be particularly helpful in correctly classifying patients. The current document should serve as a guide for clinicians involved in the diagnosis and management of infective endocarditis patients and should lead to improved outcomes for this serious disease.

Anwender Zielgruppe

Ärzte/Ärztinnen, Pfleger/Pflegerinnen, Zahnärzte/Zahnärztinnen, Wissenschaftler/Wissenschaftlerinnen

Medizinischer Fachbereich

Allgemeine Innere Medizin, Herz- und thorak. Gefässchir., Infektiologie, Kardiologie, Mund-, Kiefer- + Gesichtschir., Nuklearmedizin, Praktischer Arzt / Ärztin

Guidelinekategorie

Diagnostik, Behandlung, Prävention, Rehabilitation, Beurteilung des Therapieffekts, Evaluation, Management, Screening , Technology Assessment, Psychologische Beratung

Patienten Zielgruppe

Altersgruppe: Erwachsene
Geschlecht: Männlich, Weiblich

Herkunft

Übernommen

Geltungsbereich

National, Europäisch, International

Sektor

sektorübergreifend

Originalsprache

Englisch

Publikationsjahr

2023