2.3 Outcome
The postoperative course was uneventful except for delirium and
agitation on the 3rd postoperative day that improved
on the medical treatment with the absence of any lesion on brain MR
study. The patient discharged home 17 days after surgery with negative
PCR test, and she continued on a regimen of antibiotic therapy and oral
anticoagulants. On follow-up visits, chest X-ray, TTE, and laboratory
investigations were normal with improved general condition.