Open AccessObesity as a Risk Factor Among Hospitalized Patients with Infective Endocarditis
Author(s) -
Ché Matthew Harris,
Aiham Albaeni,
Scott M. Wright,
Keith C. Norris
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofz390
Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , obesity , logistic regression , confidence interval , comorbidity , multivariate analysis , endocarditis , pediatrics
. Obesity does not significantly impact in-hospital mortality or surgical valvular interventions among patients hospitalized with infective endocarditis, but obesity is associated with increased utilization of hospital resources.
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