Prognostic factors of mortality after surgery in infective endocarditis: systematic review and meta-analysis

ConclusionsAfter a systematic review, we identified 11 preoperative factors related to an increased postoperative mortality. The meta-analysis of each of these factors showed a significant association with an increased in-hospital mortality after surgery for active infective endocarditis.Graphic abstractGraph summary of the Pooled Odds Ratios of the 11 preoperative factors analyzed after the systematic review and meta-analysis.
Source: Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research