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Table 4 Occurrence of embolic events, locally uncontrolled infection, haemodynamic instability prior surgery and vegetation size in IE patients depending on blood culture status

From: Comparison of outcome between blood culture positive and negative infective endocarditis patients undergoing cardiac surgery

 

Blood culture positive

Blood culture negative

p value

Embolic events prior to surgery, %

29.82

27.96

0.768

Locally uncontrolled infection, %

30.00

31.87

0.775

Haemodynamically unstable, %

11.40

7.53

0.348

Vegetation size, mm, mean

16.70 (9.95)

14.48 (7.69)

0.097