28 December 2024 : Database Analysis
Liver Cirrhosis as a Predictor of Infection Risk in Patients Undergoing Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD)
Yu-Chung Juan ADEF 1,2, Hung-Lin Lin ADF 1, Yu-hsiang Lin
ADF 1, Wen-Miin Liang ACDG 3, Yu-Kai Cheng DF 1,4, Yu-Jun Chang DE 5, Chien-Tung Yang DF 1, Der-Yang Cho DF 1, Chun-Chung Chen ADEF 1,2,6*
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.946745
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e946745
Table 5 Use of the 1: 10 matching method and the Fine and Gray regression hazards model to predict the occurrence of infections within 1 year.
| Crude | Adjusted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sHR | P-value | sHR | P-value | |
| Liver cirrhosis | 1.44 (1.15–1.81) | 0.002 | 1.42 (1.13–1.78) | 0.003 |
| Age | 0.98 (0.98–0.99) | <0.001 | 0.99 (0.98–1.00) | 0.001 |
| Male vs Female | 1.38 (1.18–1.62) | <0.001 | 1.25 (1.06–1.47) | 0.009 |
| Steroid use | 1.35 (0.98–1.86) | 0.065 | 1.45 (1.05–2.01) | 0.024 |
| EVD | 1.31 (1.10–1.57) | 0.002 | 1.24 (1.03–1.49) | 0.026 |
| Treat history | ||||
| Cerebral hemorrhage | 1.72 (1.35–2.18) | <0.001 | 1.65 (1.25–2.17) | <0.001 |
| Aneurysm | 1.29 (0.77–2.15) | 0.329 | 1.29 (0.77–2.17) | 0.331 |
| Brain tumor | 1.10 (0.70–1.74) | 0.674 | 1.04 (0.65–1.67) | 0.871 |
| Decompressive craniectomy | 1.29 (0.91–1.85) | 0.154 | 1.07 (0.73–1.57) | 0.739 |
| Cranioplasty | 1.59 (1.10–2.31) | 0.015 | 1.14 (0.74–1.74) | 0.550 |
| Treat (same hospitalization) | ||||
| Cerebral hemorrhage | 1.39 (1.16–1.68) | <0.001 | 1.23 (1.00–1.51) | 0.045 |
| Aneurysm | 0.95 (0.70–1.28) | 0.728 | 0.96 (0.71–1.31) | 0.811 |
| Brain tumor | 1.43 (0.93–2.19) | 0.099 | 1.29 (0.83–1.99) | 0.254 |
| Decompressive craniectomy | 1.54 (1.18–2.01) | 0.001 | 1.31 (0.99–1.74) | 0.057 |
| Cranioplasty | 1.59 (1.26–2.00) | <0.001 | 1.17 (0.90–1.51) | 0.237 |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Diabetes | 0.84 (0.71–0.98) | 0.029 | 0.95 (0.80–1.12) | 0.515 |
| Hypertension | 0.73 (0.63–0.85) | <0.001 | 0.83 (0.71–0.98) | 0.027 |
| Congestive heart failure | 0.71 (0.52–0.97) | 0.031 | 0.80 (0.58–1.10) | 0.166 |
| ESRD | 0.95 (0.73–1.24) | 0.716 | 1.13 (0.85–1.49) | 0.402 |
| Malnutrition | 1.08 (0.35–3.36) | 0.892 | 1.08 (0.35–3.37) | 0.890 |
| Pneumonia | 1.04 (0.88–1.24) | 0.615 | 1.00 (0.84–1.19) | 0.995 |
| UTI | 0.85 (0.72–1.00) | 0.051 | 0.95 (0.80–1.13) | 0.557 |
| sHR – subdistribution hazard ratio; EVD – external ventricular drainage; ESRD – end-stage renal disease; UTI – urinary tract infections. | ||||