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Table 5 Bivariate analysis of risk factors for in-hospital mortality

From: Infective endocarditis requiring ICU admission: epidemiology and prognosis

Factor

Survivors n = 145

Non-survivors n = 103

p

Charlson score

4.18 ± 2.80

5.15 ± 2.46

0.003

SAPS II

30.99 ± 13.16

44.60 ± 17.95

<0.0001

SAPS II > 35

43 (38.4 %)

69 (61.6 %)

<0.0001

SOFA score

5.65 ± 2.77

8.93 ± 3.91

<0.0001

SOFA score >8

30 (33 %)

61 (67 %)

<0.0001

Glasgow Coma Score <9

7 (17.9 %)

32 (82.1 %)

<0.0001

ICU admission for septic shock

17 (31.5 %)

37 (68.5 %)

<0.0001

ICU admission for cardiogenic shock

16 (41 %)

23 (59 %)

0.016

ICU admission for acute respiratory failure

22 (78.6 %)

6 (21.4 %)

0.02

ICU admission for severe valvular regurgitation

40 (87 %)

6 (13 %)

<0.0001

Mitral IE

80 (52.6 %)

72 (47.4 %)

0.02

Native IE

121 (62.05 %)

74 (37.95 %)

0.03

Prosthetic IE

24 (45.3 %)

29 (54.7 %)

0.03

Annular abscess

31 (46.3 %)

36 (53.7 %)

0.02

Severe aortic regurgitation

50 (75.8 %)

16 (24.2 %)

0.0009

Left ventricular ejection fraction (%)

57 ± 11

52 ± 13

0.005

IE due to Streptococcus spp.

72 (67.3 %)

35 (32.7 %)

0.01

IE due to MSSA

36 (48.70 %)

38 (51.3 %)

0.04

IE due to MRSA

4 (25 %)

12 (75 %)

0.005

Adequate antimicrobial treatment

127 (61.7 %)

79 (38.3 %)

0.02

Surgery during ICU stay

80 (80.8 %)

19 (19.2 %)

<0.0001

Surgery (overall)

102 (81.6 %)

23 (18.4 %)

<0.0001

Adequate surgery

65 (85.5 %)

11 (14.5 %)

<0.0001

  1. MSSA methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus