Outcomes of End Stage Renal Disease in Patients With Infective Endocarditis: A Nationwide Population-Based Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious and potentially lethal condition in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). This study aimed to describe the clinical features, provide epidemiology information, and compare short and long-term outcomes of IE in patients with ESRD.

Methods

Patients who were admitted due to IE from 2001 to 2021 were identified from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database and grouped based on whether they were undergoing chronic dialysis with ESRD. Primary outcomes were surgical rate during the index IE hospitalization, in-hospital death, and all-cause death after surviving to discharge.

Results

A total of 27 336 patients were included, with 3258 (11.9%) receiving dialysis. The surgical rate significantly increased o

SUBMITTER: Hung HC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12553444 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature