Faculty Sponsor

Jana Stedman

College

Nursing

Department/Program

Physician Assistant Program

Presentation Type

Poster Presentation

Symposium Date

Summer 7-24-2024

Abstract

Objective: To discuss how safe injection sites (SIS) help to decrease the incidence of infective bacterial endocarditis in intravenous drug users. Methods: Six studies were chosen from online databases utilizing the search terms infective endocarditis, intravenous drug use, and SIS. They include a case-control study, retrospective cohort study, proposal, semi-structured interviews, narrative review, and cohort study. Results: SIS are imperative in the management and treatment of people who inject drugs (PWID) with infective endocarditis (IE). They help identify associated risk factors and provide a stable and safe environment for PWID as well as provide medical care. Conclusion: Patients who have IV substance use disorders deserve access to feel safe in active addiction. There are effective harm reduction interventions where lives are saved and a connection to treatment is provided including outpatient IE medical care. The United States should follow suit by supporting SIS as they are already showing promise in other countries around the world.

Keywords: Intravenous (IV) drug use, SIS and associated laws, endocarditis, left against medical advice and drug use, infective bacterial endocarditis, and bacterial endocarditis with IV drug use.

Biographical Information about Author(s)

Lindsay Kline has a special interest in Emergency Medicine and Trauma. She accepted a job at Michigan City Emergency Department. She will be presenting on “Can Safe Injection Sites Decrease the Incidence of Infective Endocarditis” because she is concerned with the increasing morbidity and mortality associated with the opioid epidemic.

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