Observational studyBMJ open2020
Impact of infection in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: insight from a multicentre observational cohort from China.
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- Risk factors of nosocomial infection after percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Inflammatory Profile and Risk of Post-Intervention Infection in Relation to Myocardial Necrosis Markers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Monocyte distribution width enhances the detection of infection in patients after primary percutaneous coronary intervention.PloS one · 2025Article
- A study on a real-world data-based VTE risk prediction model for lymphoma patients.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- Procalcitonin Predicts Bacterial Infection, but Not Long-Term Occurrence of Adverse Events in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe aimed to describe the association between in-hospital infection and prognosis among patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) who received percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
designThis observational cohort originated from a database of patients with NSTE-ACS who underwent PCI from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2014.
settingFive centres in South China.
participantsThis multicentre observational cohort study consecutively included 8197 patients with NSTE-ACS who received PCI. Only patients with adequate information to diagnose or rule out infection were included. Patients were excluded if they were diagnosed with a malignant tumour, were pregnant or presented with cardiogenic shock at the index date. Patients were grouped by whether they had in-hospital infection or not. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary outcome was all-cause death and major bleeding during hospitalisation. The secondary outcomes included all-cause death and major bleeding during follow-up and in-hospital myocardial infarction.
resultsOf the 5215 patients, 206 (3.95%) acquired infection. Patients with infection had a higher rate of in-hospital all-cause death and major bleeding (4.4% vs 0.2% and 16.5% vs 1.2%, respectively; p<0.001). After adjusting for confounders, infection remained independently associated with in-hospital and long-term all-cause death (OR, 13.19, 95% CI 4.59 to 37.87; HR, 2.03, 95% CI 1.52 to 2.71; p<0.001) and major bleeding (OR, 10.24, 95% CI 6.17 to 16.98; HR, 5.31, 95% CI 3.49 to 8.08; p<0.001). A subgroup analysis confirmed these results.
conclusionsThe incidence of infection is low during hospitalisation, but is associated with worse in-hospital and long-term outcomes.
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