Association Between Volume and Outcomes of Infective Endocarditis Surgery: A Nationwide Cohort Study

To determine the relationship between hospital surgical volume and mortality risk and valve repair rate in infective endocarditis (IE) surgery.Using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database, 3873 patients were identified who underwent surgery between 2000 and 2013. The cumulative hospital volume of valve surgery for IE was calculated, and patients were divided into 4 subgroups according to the quartile. Outcomes were mortality and...