Table 2.
Clinical complications of patients with NODIDor non-NODID right-sided infective endocarditis(RSIE) during hospitalization and after discharge.
| Variable | Non-NODID RSIE | NODID RSIE | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLINICAL OUTCOME DURING HOSPITALIZATION | |||
| (n = 57) | (n = 35) | (n = 22) | |
| In-hospital mortality and/or open-heart surgery | 2 (6) | 9 (41) | 0.001 |
| In-hospital mortality | 1 (3) | 5 (23) | 0.027 |
| Open-heart surgery | 1 (3) | 4 (18) | 0.067 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 17 (49) | 11 (50) | 0.916 |
| Systemic embolism | 3 (9) | 0 (0) | 0.276 |
| CLINICAL OUTCOME AFTER DISCHARGE | |||
| (n = 51) | (n = 34) | (n = 17) | |
| Mortality for any cause of death | 7 (21) | 6 (35) | 0.256 |
| Mortality for oncologic pathologies | 0 (0) | 2 (12) | 0.107 |
| Mortality for respiratory pathologies | 1 (3) | 1 (6) | >0.999 |
| Mortality for cardiac pathologies | 1 (3) | 2 (12) | 0.255 |
| Mortality for right heart failure | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 0.333 |
| Mortality for other causes | 5 (15) | 1 (6) | 0.650 |
| Relapse | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | >0.999 |
Values aren (%).
IVDU = Intravenous drug users; RSIE: right-sided infective endocarditis.