Journal Basic Info
- Impact Factor: 1.995**
- H-Index: 8
- ISSN: 2474-1647
- DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647
Major Scope
- Neurological Surgery
- Urology
- Transplant Surgery
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
- Emergency Surgery
- Obstetrics Surgery
Abstract
Citation: Clin Surg. 2017;2(1):1626.Research Article | Open Access
Descriptive Epidemiological, Clinical and Microbiological Features of Infective Endocarditis in Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Nabil Alama
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Hospital, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
*Correspondance to: Mohamed Nabil Alama
PDF Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.1626
Abstract
Objective: The present study describes the microbiological, clinical, echocardiographic and complications of infective endocarditis (IE) at the King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Retrospective epidemiological study from year 2016 to 2017 for all patient whereas diagnosis with infective endocarditis. The inclusion criteria any patient diagnosed with IE among adult patient and the exclusion criteria pediatric patient. Data was collected demographic, clinical and microbiology information and all data were entered to SPSS version 21 considering patient confidentiality. Continuous variables were compared with the Mann–Whithney U test and categorical variables with the x2 test or Fisher’s exact test. In order to assess linearity, the quadratic age effect has been introduced in the model. The total number of patient diagnosed with IE was 28 cases, the average age is 48 (±18) years old, IE most common in male gender 21 (75%) compared to female 7 (25%), prevalence of disease higher among non-Saudi 21 (75%) compared to Saudi 7 (25). The patient clinical classification were acute (53%) phase are more frequent than sub-acute (48), moreover those underwent medical treatment are (93%) compared to surgical treatment. All the differences were statically almost significant (P = 0.06). Conclusion, my results demonstrate the epidemiological, microbiological and clinical profiles of IE in a tertiary hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The highest risk factors were surgical intervention and heart disease and lower among patient with prosthetic heart valve.
Keywords
Microbiological features; Epidemiology; Infective endocarditis; Saudi Arabia
Cite the article
Alama MN. Descriptive Epidemiological, Clinical and Microbiological Features of Infective Endocarditis in Saudi Arabia. Clin Surg. 2017; 2: 1626.