Impact of Hemoglobin Level, White Blood Cell Count, Renal Dysfunction, and Staphylococcus as the Causative Organism on Prediction of In-Hospital Mortality from Infective Endocarditis A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study

• Published in: International Heart Journal Vol. 65; no. 2; pp. 199 - 210
• Main Authors: Koike, Masamichi, Doi, Takahiro, Morishita, Koki, Uruno, Kosuke, Kawasaki-Nabuchi, Mirei, Komuro, Kaoru, Iwano, Hiroyuki, Naraoka, Syuichi, Nagahara, Daigo, Yuda, Satoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo International Heart Journal Association 30.03.2024; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Anemia; Blood levels; Causative agent; Death; Echocardiography; Endocarditis; Epidermal growth factor receptors; Estimated GFR; Glomerular filtration rate; Hemoglobin; Hyperleukocytemia; Leukocytes; Mortality; Multivariate analysis; Patients; Prognosis; Renal function; Staphylococcus

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a highly fatal disease in cases of delayed diagnosis and treatment, although its incidence is low. However, there have been few single-center studies in which the risk of in-hospital death from IE was stratified according to laboratory findings on admission and the org...