Status quo of diagnostic procedures and treatment of inpatients with infective endocarditis at the department of general medicine at a university hospital in a suburban city in Japan: a single-hospital-based retrospective study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- infective endocarditis
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000040482
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of General Medicine, Saga University Hospital, Japan
- Brief Summary
Seventy-four patients were included; 17 (23%) were admitted to the general medicine department. In the GM group, the percentage of patients diagnosed with definite or suspected IE was lower at preadmission. The GM group had higher percentages of patients with back or joint pain, pyogenic spondylitis, deep-seated abscesses, pyogenic arthritis and glomerulonephritis. Mortality within 30 days of admission to our hospital and overall in-hospital mortality did not significantly differ.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 74
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
None
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method admission to the department of General Medicine
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method