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ArticleBMJ open gastroenterology2020

Development and validation of a simple and robust model to predict 30-day mortality in patients with

Katrin Claudia Katzer, Stefan Hagel, Philipp Alexander Reuken, Tony Bruns, Andreas Stallmach

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Article in BMJ open gastroenterology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Katrin Claudia KatzerDepartment of Internal Medicine IV, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany Katrin.Katzer@med.uni-jena.de.ORCID 0000-0003-1136-0784
Stefan HagelInstitute for Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
Philipp Alexander ReukenDepartment of Internal Medicine IV, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
Tony BrunsDepartment of Internal Medicine IV, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
Andreas StallmachDepartment of Internal Medicine IV, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.

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designThis was a retrospective analysis of 207 inpatients with CDI who were treated at the Jena University Hospital between September 2011 and December 2015. In a training cohort (n=127), predictors of 30-day mortality were identified by receiver operating characteristics analysis and logistic regression. The derived model was validated in an independent cohort of 80 inpatients with CDI.

resultsWithin 30 days, 35 (28%) patients in the training cohort died from any cause. C-reactive protein (CRP) of ≥121 mg/L (OR 3.80; 95% CI 1.64 to 7.80; p=0.003) and lower systolic blood pressure of ≤104 mm Hg (OR 3.73; 95% CI 1.63 to 8.53; p=0.002) at diagnosis as well as development of renal impairment (serum creatinine >1.5×baseline; OR 5.61; 95% CI 1.94 to 16.26; p=0.035) within the first 6 days were associated with 30-day mortality in univariate analysis. The use of these parameters enabled correct mortality prediction in 73% of cases on the day of diagnosis and in 76% at day 6. In the validation cohort, 30-day mortality was 18/80 (23%). Our model enabled a 73.7% correct prediction concerning 30-day mortality on day 6 after diagnosis of CDI.

conclusionHypotension and CRP elevation on the day of diagnosis as well as occurrence of kidney dysfunction during the first 6 days are suitable parameters to predict 30-day mortality in patients with CDI who need to be treated in the hospital.

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