Table 3 |
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Risk factors for in-patient death |
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Parameter |
Survived (n = 15) |
Died (n = 18) |
UV (P-value) |
MV (P-value) |
OR (95%CI) |
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Age (yr) |
56 ± 13 |
62 ± 12 |
0.36 |
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Temperature (°C) |
37.5 ± 1.2 |
36.9 ± 1.5 |
0.36 |
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Platelets (×109/l) |
153 ± 99 |
144 ± 106 |
0.80 |
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Heart rate (bpm) |
109 ± 16 |
104 ± 30 |
0.60 |
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C-reactive protein (mg/dl) |
11.7 ± 8.9 |
10.6 ± 6.2 |
0.37 |
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Illness duration (days) |
28 ± 31 |
18 ± 22 |
0.45 |
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AV-block |
1 |
5 |
0.18 |
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Acute renal failure |
3 |
10 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
5 (1.04–24.03) |
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Congestive heart failure |
10 |
11 |
0.74 |
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Septic shock |
4 |
3 |
0.67 |
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Systemic emboli |
10 |
10 |
0.51 |
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CPR before admission |
0 |
3 |
0.23 |
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Aortic valve endocarditis |
9 |
14 |
0.44 |
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Mitral valve endocarditis |
7 |
7 |
0.65 |
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Native valve endocarditis |
11 |
14 |
1.00 |
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Prosthetic valve endocarditis |
3 |
4 |
1.00 |
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Cavities on echo |
6 |
10 |
0.37 |
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Vegetation on echo |
13 |
13 |
0.41 |
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WBC >15 × 109/l |
4 |
11 |
0.04 |
0.18 |
2.9 (0.60–54.0) |
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Staphylococcus aureus |
7 |
5 |
0.26 |
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Streptococcus viridans |
2 |
3 |
0.68 |
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Culture-negative endocarditis |
5 |
5 |
1.0 |
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Early appropriate antibiotics |
10 |
8 |
0.2 |
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Continuous variables are presented as median ± SD (range), and categorical measures are presented as n. AV, atrioventricular; CI, confidence interval; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; MV, multivariate analysis; OR, odds ratio; UV, univariate analysis; WBC, white blood cell count. |
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Delle Karth et al. Critical Care 2002 6:149 doi:10.1186/cc1474 |
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