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Short- and long-term outcomes in infective endocarditis patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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posted on 2024-06-18, 20:09 authored by TM Abegaz, AS Bahagavathula, EA Gebreyohannes, Alemayehu MekonnenAlemayehu Mekonnen, TB Abebe
Background: Despite advances in medical knowledge, technology and antimicrobial therapy, infective endocarditis (IE) is still associated with devastating outcomes. No reviews have yet assessed the outcomes of IE patients undergoing short- and long-term outcome evaluation, such as all-cause mortality and IE-related complications. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the short- and long-term mortality, as well as IE-related complications in patients with definite IE. Methods: A computerized systematic literature search was carried out in PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar from 2000 to August, 2016. Included studies were published studies in English that assessed short-and long-term mortality for adult IE patients. Pooled estimations with 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated with DerSimonian-Laird (DL) random-effects model. Sensitivity and subgroup analyses were also performed. Publication bias was evaluated using inspection of funnel plots and statistical tests. Results: Twenty five observational studies (retrospective, 14; prospective, 11) including 22,382 patients were identified. The overall pooled mortality estimates for IE patients who underwent short- and long-term follow-up were 20% (95% CI: 18.0–23.0, P < 0.01) and 37% (95% CI: 27.0–48.0, P < 0.01), respectively. The pooled prevalence of cardiac complications in patients with IE was found to be 39% (95%CI: 32.0–46.0) while septic embolism and renal complications accounted for 25% (95% CI: 20.0–31) and 19% (95% CI: 14.0–25.0) (all P < 0.01), respectively. Conclusion: Irrespective of the follow-up period, a significantly higher mortality rate was reported in IE patients, and the burden of IE-related complications were immense. Further research is needed to assess the determinants of overall mortality in IE patients, as well as well-designed observational studies to conform our results.

History

Journal

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volume

17

Article number

ARTN 291

Pagination

1 - 12

Location

England

Open access

  • Yes

ISSN

1471-2261

eISSN

1471-2261

Language

English

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2017, The Author(s)

Issue

1

Publisher

BMC