ArticleBMC infectious diseases2024
Predictors of mortality and poor outcome for patients with severe infectious encephalitis in the intensive care unit: a cross-sectional study.
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- Vital Prognosis and Causes of Death in Adults with Encephalitis.Neurocritical care · 2026Article
- Clinical epidemiology, determinants, and outcomes of severe viral encephalitis in Chinese children: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Nationwide Analysis of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Encephalitis-Related Diagnoses in Ecuador.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Encephalitis: Predictive Role of Clinical and Diagnostic Data on Outcome-A Monocentric Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Prognostic factors of subacute comprehensive encephalitis: a retrospective study.Encephalitis (Seoul, Korea) · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere are few thorough studies assessing predictors of severe encephalitis, despite the poor prognosis and high mortality associated with severe encephalitis. The study aims to evaluate the clinical predictors of mortality and poor outcomes at hospital discharge in patients with severe infectious encephalitis in intensive care units.
methodIn two Chinese hospitals, a retrospective cohort study comprising 209 patients in intensive care units suffering from severe infectious encephalitis was carried out. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify the factors predicting mortality in all patients and poor outcomes in all survivors with severe infectious encephalitis.
resultsIn our cohort of 209 patients with severe encephalitis, 22 patients died, yielding a mortality rate of 10.5%. Cerebrospinal fluid pressure ≥ 400mmH
conclusionsMultiple clinical, radiologic, and electrophysiological variables are independent predictive indicators for mortality and poor outcomes in patients with severe encephalitis in intensive care units. Identifying these outcome predictors early in patients with severe encephalitis may enable the implementation of appropriate medical treatment and help reduce mortality rates.
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