ArticleHeart (British Cardiac Society)2021
Infective endocarditis at a tertiary care hospital in South Korea.
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- Temporal trends and patterns of infective endocarditis in a Chinese population: A territory-wide study in Hong Kong (2002-2019).The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2022Article
- Comparing Treatment Outcomes of Ampicillin-Sulbactam, Other β-Lactams, and Vancomycin in Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Epidemiological investigation and physician awareness regarding the diagnosis and management of Q fever in South Korea, 2011 to 2017.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Surgical treatment for infective endocarditis in the ageing society: a nationwide retrospective study in Japan.Open heart · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe treatment of infective endocarditis (IE) has become more complex with the current myriad healthcare-associated factors and the regional differences in causative organisms. We aimed to investigate the overall trends, microbiological features, and outcomes of IE in South Korea.
methodsA 12-year retrospective cohort study was performed. Poisson regression was used to estimate the time trends of IE incidence and mortality rate. Risk factors for in-hospital mortality were identified with multivariable logistic regression, and model comparison was performed to evaluate the predictive performance of notable risk factors. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox regression were performed to assess long-term prognosis.
resultsWe included 419 patients with IE, the incidence of which showed an increasing trend (relative risk 1.06, p=0.005), whereas mortality demonstrated a decreasing trend (incidence rate ratio 0.93, p=0.020). The in-hospital mortality rate was 14.6%. On multivariable logistic regression analysis, aortic valve endocarditis (OR 3.18, p=0.001), IE caused by
conclusionsThe incidence of IE is increasing in South Korea. Although the mortality rate has slightly decreased, it remains high. Surgery has a protective effect with respect to both in-hospital mortality and long-term prognosis in patients with IE.
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