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Endocarditis prophylaxis in daily practice of pediatricians and dentists in Flanders

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Endocarditis is a potentially life-threatening disease in children with congenital heart disease (CHD) and correct prophylaxis (EP) is of utmost importance. We conducted two surveys among pediatricians and dentists in Flanders about their knowledge of EP guidelines. The survey was completed by 910 dentists and 100 pediatricians. Sixty-five percent of the dentists did not know any guideline. They relied for information on the internet or the child’s physician. 87% identified low risk treatments correctly, but only 64% identified high risk procedures correctly. Eighty-three percent asked for the presence of CHD and allergy to antibiotics. Dentists asked advice of the patient’s physician, but 29% would withhold treatments in high-risk patients and 50% did not know the pediatric antibiotic dosages. Forty-seven percent of the pediatricians did not know EP guidelines and they would preferably contact the child’s cardiologist. Pediatricians had difficulties with the identification of low-risk procedures and would give unnecessary antibiotics. They identified most CHD at high risk, but scored lower for the identification of lower risk CHD.

Conclusion: The knowledge of Flemish dentists and pediatricians of EP guidelines is low. The knowledge about EP guidelines and the communication between dentists and pediatricians should be improved. Patients should be provided with an individual EP card.

What is Known:

• The knowledge of dentists and cardiologists about EP is not perfect, which has already been described.

• There are several guidelines about EP, and they are not identical and sometimes confusing.

What is New:

• This is the first article combining large scale surveys of the knowledge and application of EP by dentists and pediatricians, allowing us to compare knowledge and gaps of knowledge and use their complementarity in order to offer tailored solutions and use patient education and partnership

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Abbreviations

AHA:

American Heart Association

CC:

Congenital cardiologist

CHD:

Congenital heart disease

D:

Dentist

ESC:

European Society of Cardiology

EP:

Endocarditis prophylaxis

IE:

Infectious endocarditis

NICE:

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

P:

Pediatrician

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  1. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

    Daniel De Wolf & Katya De Groote

  2. Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

    Annelien Genouw, Claire Standaert, Azarie Victor & Nick Vanoverbeke

  3. Department of Oral Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

    Luc Martens

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DDW supervised the conception and design of the work; the acquisition, analysis, interpretation of data, drafted the work, and revised it critically for important intellectual content; made the definitive version.AG made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the work; the acquisition, analysis, interpretation of data, drafted the work, and revised it critically for important intellectual content.CS made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the work; the acquisition, analysis, interpretation of data, drafted the work, and revised it critically for important intellectual content.AV made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the work; the acquisition, analysis, interpretation of data, drafted the work, and revised it critically for important intellectual content.NV made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the work; the acquisition, analysis, interpretation of data, drafted the work, and revised it critically for important intellectual content.KDG supervised the design of the work and the acquisition, analysis, interpretation of data, drafted the work, and revised it critically for important intellectual content. LM supervised the design of the work and the acquisition, analysis, interpretation of data, drafted the work, and revised it critically for important intellectual content.

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De Wolf, D., Genouw, A., Standaert, C. et al. Endocarditis prophylaxis in daily practice of pediatricians and dentists in Flanders. Eur J Pediatr 180, 397–405 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-020-03769-3

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