Infective endocarditis Infections and Infestations
Conditions
Interventions
This is an observational study using UK national databases to see if infective endocarditis hospital admissions occur with higher frequency in the 3 months immediately following a course of treatment
Sponsors
University of Sheffield
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. All IE hospital admissions in England between 1st April 2010 and 31st March 2016 recorded on the Hospital Episode Statistics database 2. All individuals within England who attended an NHS dentist for a check up or treatment between 1st April 2009 and 31st March 2016 and whose data is recorded on the NHS Business Services Dental Database
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals falling into the target population without a known NHS number 2. Individuals with missing or corrupt records
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) hospital admissions in the 3 months immediately following courses of dental treatment that includes an invasive dental procedure, coopered to the incidence of IE hospital admissions during later 3 month periods (3-6, 6-9 and 9-12 months after) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The frequency of courses of dental treatment involving an invasive dental procedure (cases) before an IE diagnosis 2. The frequency of course of dental treatment that did NOT involve an invasive dental procedure The two outcomes are then compared. | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed