03 April 2023>: Clinical Research
Evaluation of a Previously Developed Predictive Model for Infective Endocarditis in 320 Patients Presenting with Fever at 4 Centers in Japan Between January 2018 and December 2020
Shun Yamashita 1ABCDEF* , Masaki Tago 1ACDEF , Yoshinori Tokushima 1BCDF , Yukinori Harada 2ABD , Yudai Suzuki 2ABCD , Yuki Aizawa 2ABCD , Taiju Miyagami 3ABCD , Fumiaki Sano 3ABCD , Yosuke Sasaki 4ABCD , Fumiya Komatsu 4ABCD , Taro Shimizu 2BCD , Toshio Naito 3BCD , Yoshihisa Urita 4BCD , Shu-ichi Yamashita 1BCDEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.939640
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939640
Supplementary Table 5 Execution rate of each examination in the infective endocarditis group and the undiagnosed fever group.
Total (N=320) | IE (N=119) | UF (N=201) | |
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Blood test | 320 (100) | 119 (100) | 201 (100) |
Rheumatoid factor | 200 (63) | 68 (57) | 132 (66) |
Urinary test | 286 (89) | 105 (88) | 181 (90) |
Blood culture | 317 (99) | 119 (100) | 198 (99) |
Fundoscopy (Roth’s spot) | 123 (38) | 57 (48) | 66 (33) |
Echocardiography | 248 (78) | 119 (100) | 129 (64) |
Transthoracic echocardiography | 247 (77) | 119 (100) | 128/179 (72) |
Transesophageal echocardiography | 69 (22) | 65 (55) | 4/179 (2) |
Cranial CT | 121 (38) | 64 (54) | 57/200 (29) |
Cranial MRI | 135 (42) | 90 (76) | 45/200 (23) |
Thoracic and abdominal CT* | 153 (48) | 73 (61) | 80 (40) |
Thoracic CT | 173 (54) | 80 (67) | 93 (46) |
Abdominal CT | 171 (53) | 79 (66) | 92 (46) |
All values are n (%). CT – computed tomography; MRI – magnetic resonance imaging; IE – infective endocarditis; UF – undiagnosed fever. * With contrast enhancement. |