Infective Endocarditis
Conditions
Keywords
microbiology, c reactive protein, urgent cardiac surgery
Brief summary
The investigators conduct a prospective observational study on consecutive patients being admitted to a tertiary care-centre with infective endocarditis. The investigators' primary aim is to identify baseline clincal, laboratory and microbiological predictors of in-hospital events, mortality and 6-month mortality.
Detailed description
Mortality and major complications among infective endocarditis remain high. In addition developing nations are crippled with a high incidence of culture-negative endocarditis and lack of wide availability of transesophageal echocardiography. We intended to identify predictors among admission clinical features, laboratory paramters and culture reports that can help risk stratify patients early in the course of treatment.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Government Medical College, Kozhikode
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Fulfillment of modified Duke criteria
Exclusion criteria
* No consent * inadequate baseline data
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| In-hospital mortality | 30 days |
| Major complications | 30 days |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of patients who had embolic events | 30 days |
| Number of patients who needed urgent cardiac surgery | 30 days |
| Short term Mortality | 6 months |
Outcome results
None listed