Table 1 Patient characteristics for all patients and the patient groups “Rejected IE”, “Possible IE” and “Definite IE”.
From: Evaluating the Duke Criteria for infectious endocarditis in a single-center retrospective study
Patient characteristics | Overall (n = 163) | Rejected IE (n = 15) | Possible IE (n = 19) | Definite IE (n = 129) | p value1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||
Male, n (%) | 118 (72.4) | 12 (80) | 10 (52.6) | 96 (74.4) | 0.121 |
Age (years) | |||||
Total, median (IQR) | 68.6 (58–77.6) | 73.7 (65.8–80.7) | 75.1 (67.7–88.1) | 65.9 (55.2–75.6) | 0.007 |
Prosthetic valve before presentation | |||||
Total, n (%) | 46 (28.2) | 5 (33.3) | 4 (21.1) | 37 (28.7) | 0.7 |
CIED before presentation | |||||
Total, n (%) | 39 (23.9) | 5 (33.3) | 6 (31.6) | 28 (21.7) | 0.42 |
Pacemaker, n (%) | 22 (13.5) | 3 (20) | 4 (21.1) | 15 (11.6) | |
Defibrillator, n (%) | 8 (4.9) | 1 (6.7) | 2 (10.5) | 5 (3.9) | 0.687 |
CRT-D, n (%) | 9 (5.5) | 1 (6.7) | 0 (0) | 8 (6.2) | |
Diagnostic delay after presentation | |||||
Days elapsed until final diagnosis, median (IQR) | 4 (2–9) | 13 (4.8–25.3) | 4 (2–10) | 3 (2–7) | 0.010 |
Hospitalization time, Median (IQR) | 23 (16–39) | 21 (16–33) | 19 (10–39) | 25 (18–40) | 0.208 |
Intensive care treatment | |||||
Patient with intensive care treatment, n (%) | 79 (48.5) | 5 (33.3) | 7 (36.8) | 67 (51.9) | 0.261 |
Length of the stay (days), median (IQR) | 11 (5–17) | 19 (8.5–36) | 6 (2–19) | 10 (5–16) | 0.37 |
In-hospital mortality | |||||
Total, n (%) | 30 (18.4) | 4 (26.7) | 4 (21.1) | 22 (17.1) | 0.58 |
Day of death after admission2, median (IQR) | 20 (10.75–33) | 27 (15.8–72.8) | 13.5 (4.8–47.8) | 20 (10.8–32.3) | |
