Open AccessRisk factors and short-term prognosis of preoperative renal insufficiency in infective endocarditis
Author(s) -
Yang Liu,
Hang Zhang,
Qin Han,
Yangfeng Tang,
Libo Zhao,
Fan Qiao,
Xu Zhao,
Min Yu,
Yuan Zhang
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.06.11
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , odds ratio , confidence interval , perioperative , etiology , incidence (geometry) , infective endocarditis , dialysis , creatinine , valvular heart disease , gastroenterology , logistic regression , surgery , cardiology , physics , optics
The incidence of postoperative complications and the in-hospital mortality rate of infective endocarditis (IE) complicated with renal insufficiency are relatively high. This study aimed to analyze the clinical features, etiological characteristics, diagnosis and treatment, and prognosis of IE with renal insufficiency and to explore the risk factors for renal damage.