Clostridium difficile associated risk of death score (CARDS): a novel severity score to predict mortality among hospitalised patients with C. difficile infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a public health threat and associated with significant mortality. However, there is a paucity of objectively derived CDI severity scoring systems to predict mortality.

Aim

To develop a novel CDI risk score to predict mortality entitled: Clostridium difficile associated risk of death score (CARDS).

Methods

We obtained data from the United States 2011 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) database. All CDI-associated hospitalisations were identified using discharge codes (ICD-9-CM, 008.45). Multivariate logistic regression was utilised to identify independent predictors of mortality. Clostridium difficile associated risk of death score was calculated by assigning a numeric weight to each parameter based on their odds ratio

SUBMITTER: Kassam Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5094350 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature