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Table 5 Risk factors associated with mortality in SA endocarditis. Results of bivariate and multivariate analyses

From: Clinical and prognostic differences between methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis

 

Death N = 182

Survivors N = 224

p*

OR (95% CI); p*

Age (yrs), media (± DS)

61.5 (±16.83)

56.4 (±17.75)

0.004

1.02(0.997–1.042); 0.09

Females, n (%)

66 (36.3)

76 (33.9)

0.62

 

Native IE, n (%)

146(80.2)

168(75)

0.21

 

Early prosthetic IE, n (%)

17(9.4)

9 (4)

0.028

1.307(0.395–4.328); 0.661

Late prosthetic IE, n (%)

22 (12.2)

20(8.9)

0.29

 

IE in devices (AICD, PMK), n (%)

5 (2.8)

29(12.9)

0.0001

0.34(0.06–2.12); 0.252

Affected valve, n (%)

 Mitral

115 (64.6)

110 (49.5)

0.03

1.456 (0.742–2.86); 0.274

 Aortic

61 (34.1)

73 (32.9)

0.83

 

 Tricuspid

21 (11.7)

30 (13.5)

0.59

 

 Pulmonary

4 (2.2)

0

0.025

 

 Mitral and aortic

9 (4.9)

12 (5.3)

0.91

 

 Mitral, aortic, and tricuspid

2 (1.1)

1(0.04)

0.59

 

 Mitral and tricuspid

10 (5.5)

6 (2.6)

0.19

 

Community acquisition setting, n (%)

93 (51.1)

129 (57.6)

0.181

 

Decade of endocarditis onset, n (%)

 1985–1999

37 (20.3)

28 (12.5)

0.0032

8.391(2.82–24.95); 0.0001

 2000–2009

78 (42.9)

67(29.9)

0.007

6.41 (2.921–14.06); 0.0001

 2010–2017

67 (36.8)

129 (57.6)

0.0001

 

Hospital where IE was treated, n (%)

 HUVR, (n = 156)

75 (41.2)

81 (36.2)

  

 HUVM, (n = 47)

18 (9.9)

29 (12.9)

  

 HURM, (n = 63)

28 (15.4)

35 (15.6)

  

 HUVV, (n = 54)

24 (13.2)

30 (11.4)

0.189

 

 HCS, (n = 18)

8 (4.4)

10 (4.5)

  

 HJRJ, (n = 23)

15 (8.2)

8 (3.6)

  

 HUSC, (n = 11)

5 (2.7)

6 (2.7)

  

 HUVN, (n = 34)

9 (4.9)

25 (11.2)

  

History of, n (%):

 - Previous IE

11 (4.9)

12(36.6)

0.473

 

 - Previous valve disease

90 (51.7)

92(42.2)

0.060

0.846(0.437–1.64);0.621

  Rheumatic

33 (19.4)

22(10.2)

0.011

 

  Myxoid

8 (4.7)

20(9.3)

0.085

 

  Degenerative/calcified

36 (21.2)

27(12.6)

0.023

 

  Congenital

6 (3.5)

16(7.4)

0.101

 

 - Heart disease

110 (60.4)

123(54.9)

0.288

 

 - Acute myocardial infarction previous to IE

8 (4.4)

12(5.4)

0.674

 

 - Auricular fibrillation

20(11.1)

17(7.6)

0.223

 

 - Cardiomyopathy

17 (9.4)

26(11.6)

0.484

 

 - COPD

31(17.2)

27(12.1)

0.141

 

 - Diabetes mellitus

49(27.2)

52(23.2)

0.355

 

 - Hypertension

56(30.8)

84(37.7)

0.146

 

 - Peripheral vascular disease

9(5)

16(7.1)

0.336

 

 - Stroke

14(7.8)

12(5.4)

0.149

 

 - Dementia

5(2.8)

2(0.9)

0.25

 

 - Active neoplasm

20(11.2)

13 (5.8)

0.051

6.627(1.72–25.53); 0.006

 - Kidney failure

38 (21)

47(21)

0.998

 

 - Hemodialysis

12(6.6)

16 (7)

0.86

 

 - Liver disease

22 (12.2)

29 (12.9)

0.811

 

  - Child-Pugh A

10 ()

18 ()

  

   - Child-Pugh B

5()

4 ()

0.553

 

  - Child-Pugh C

2 (1.1)

2 (0.9)

  

 - HIV infection

4(2.2)

7(3.2)

0.76

 

 - IVDA

15(8.3)

23(10.3)

0.508

 

 -Transplant (*)

0

5(2.2)

0.068

 

Charlson’s index, median (IQR)

4 (2–5)

2 (0.9–4)

0.084

 

History of invasive procedure or previous focus, n (%)

115 (63.2)

133 (59.6)

0.46

 

Going to hospital during first 7 days of symptom onset, n (%)

110 (63.6)

105(51.5)

0.018

 

Adequate antibiotic treatment, n (%)

139(76.4)

183 (81.6

0.362

 

Severe sepsis/septic shock, n (%)

85(46.7)

62(27.8)

0.0001

2.286(1.053–4.96); 0.037

Manifestations in CNS, n (%)

93 (51.1)

73 (32.6)

0.0001

0.878(0.433–1.778); 0.717

 - Encephalopathy

47 (37.6)

35 (22.6)

0.006

 

 - Meningitis

11 (8.9)

9 (5.8)

0.035

 

 - Brain abscess

0

6 (3.9)

0.027

 

 - Embolic stroke

37 (29.6)

29 (18.7)

0.033

 

 - Hemorrhagic stroke with no previous embolism

14 (11.3)

8 (5.2)

0.059

 

Renal embolism, n (%)

5 (2.8)

1 (0.4)

0.092

 

Large vessel embolism, n (%)

13 (7.3)

18 (8.1)

0.775

 

Spleen embolism, n (%)

11(6.2)

16 (7.2)

0.693

 

Kidney failure during IE (**), n (%)

94 (52.2)

6 (33.9)

0.0001

1.279 (0.67–2.44); 0.455

Heart failure, n (%)

109 (60.2)

75 (33.8)

0.0001

1.65(0.773–3.523); 0.196 0.846(0.312-

Osteoarticular dissemination, n (%)

17 (9.6)

38 (17.3)

0.026

2.295); 0.743

MRSA, n (%)

30 (16.5)

27 (12.1)

0.201

 

Surgery performed, n (%)

50(27.5)

82(36.6)

0.051

1.778 (0.299–10.592); 0.527

Surgery indicated and conducted without delay, n (%)

42(23.1)

81 (36.2)

0.004

0.242(0.041–1.426); 0.117

Surgery indicated and conducted with delay > 48 h in left ventricular failure, n (%)

9 (4.9)

2(0.89)

0.015

 

Surgery indicated and not conducted, n (%)

30(16.5)

11(4.9)

0.0001

2.866(0.936–7.707); 0.066

Early surgery < 2 weeks, n(%)

24 (48)

47 (57.3)

0.68

 

EuroSCORE, median (IQR)

13 (9.5–16)

9(7–12)

0.0001

1.038(0.862–1.25); 0.692

Logistic EuroSCORE, median (IQR)

30.76(14.7–58.7)

15.4(8.05–28.1)

0.0001

1.033(0.997–1.069);0.07

Relapse, n (%)

5 (2.7)

9 (4)

0.480

 

Reinfection, n (%)

0

6 (2.6)

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  1. P*: < 0.05 significant; OR, 95% CI
  2. Kidney failure **(Creatinine > 1.5 mL or 25% increase versus baseline). Transplantation* (3 kidney, 1 heart, 1 bone marrow). Postponed: conducted ≥1 month of hospitalization