Title:Association of Renal Impairment Severity with Surgical Outcomes in Patients with Infective Endocarditis
Volume: 22
Issue: 1
Author(s): Jing Yong Ng*, Eu Fon Tan, Soubhagyashree Roy, Sungha Cho, Takakazu Ryan Yatoji Tan, Marsioleda Kemberi and Wael I. Awad
Affiliation:
- Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, UK
Keywords:
Renal impairment, dialysis, endocarditis, valvular surgery, cardiac surgery, atrial fibrillation.
Abstract:
Introduction: This study aimed to assess the association of renal impairment (RI) severity
on short and mid-term outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery for infective endocarditis
(IE).
Methods: Patients undergoing cardiac surgery for IE between January 2010 and October 2022
were included. They were stratified based on preoperative renal function into four groups: Normal
(N: Creatinine clearance (CrCl) >85 mL/min), moderate RI (M: CrCl 51-85 mL/min), severe
RI (S: CrCl ≤50 mL/min), and haemodialysis-dependent (H). Each group was compared
with group N. Survival analysis was performed using Kaplan-Meier curves.
Results and Discussion: A total of 487 patients (N: 198; M: 154; S: 96; H: 39) were included.
Mean age 55.92 ± 14.60 years, 375 (77%) males. Groups M, S, and H vs N demonstrated more
atrial fibrillation [17 (11.0%), 20 (20.8%), 6 (15.4%) vs 8 (4.0%); p<0.05]. Groups S and H vs.
N had increased incidence of left ventricular ejection fraction <50% [43 (44.8%), 22 (56.4%) vs
43 (21.7%); p<0.001] and preoperative cardiogenic shock [16 (16.7%), 13 (33.3%) vs 9 (4.5%);
p<0.001]. The need for postoperative haemodialysis was 21 (13.6%) in M and 23 (23.0%) in S
vs. 13 (6.6%) in N (p<0.05). In-hospital mortality was 13 (8.4%), 21 (21.9%), and 11 (28.2%)
vs. 12 (6.1%) (p=0.388, <0.001, <0.001), and mortality at a mean of 69.1months was 49
(31.8%), 46 (46.9%), 30 (76.9%) vs. 49 (24.7%) (p=0.142, <0.001, <0.001) in groups M, S, H
vs. N, respectively.
Conclusions: The incidence of renal impairment in patients with IE undergoing surgery remains
high. Early and mid-term outcomes of those with severe RI and haemodialysis dependence are
significantly worse.
