Incidence and Risk Factors for Infection Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. (20th June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shi, Yuhao; Wijeysundera, Harindra C.; Fremes, Stephen E.; Simor, Andrew E.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 37:Number 9(2016)
• Page Start: 1094
• Page End: 1097
• Publication Date: 2016-06-20
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2016.128
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract : We identified risk factors for infection following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI); infection occurred in 35 (13.8%) of 253 patients. Variables associated with infection included chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (OR, 1.2; 95% CI, 1.1–1.4), postprocedural hemorrhage (OR, 1.2; 95% CI, 1.0–1.3), and procedure-related stroke (OR, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.3–2.1). Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;37:1094–1097