Abstract:Objective To analyze the predictive factors for in-hospital mortality after surgery in patients with infective endocarditis (IE) and provide healthcare professionals with opportunities to alter disease progression and improve prognosis. This study also aims to add value to existing factors known to affect the prognosis of IE.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 225 patients diagnosed with IE and treated surgically at Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital from January 2019 to March 2021. Patients were divided into a death group (n = 12) and a control group (n = 213) based on their outcomes. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression were used to identify risk factors for in-hospital mortality.Results Of the 225 IE patients, 12 (5.3%) died postoperatively. The median age was 49 years (range 35-59), and 180 patients (80%) were male. Blood cultures were positive in 51 cases (22.7%), all of which were Gram-positive bacteria, including 38 cases of streptococcus (74.5%), 7 cases of staphylococcus (13.7%), 4 cases of enterococcus (7.8%), 1 case of defective anaerobe (2.0%), and 1 case of Aeribacillus aerius (2.0%). Preoperative heart failure, preoperative BNP levels, preoperative PCT levels, reoperation for IE, cardiopulmonary bypass time, involvement of multiple valves, pulmonary infection, CRRT, IABP support, duration of ventilator use, reintubation, and ICU stay were significantly different between the death group and the control group (P < 0.05). These factors were higher in the death group compared to the control group. However, there were no significant differences in gender, age, smoking history, family history, weight, hypertension, diabetes, cerebrovascular disease, congenital heart disease, history of cardiac surgery, antibiotic use before admission, positive blood culture, CRP levels, white blood cell count, neutrophil count, CKMB levels, aortic root abscess, vegetation diameter, left ventricular ejection fraction, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, aortic cross-clamp time, use of artificial valves, positive vegetation culture, and antibiotic use time (P > 0.05). Multivariate backward stepwise logistic regression analysis revealed that involvement of multiple valves [O^R = 3.216 (95% CI: 1.144, 9.040)], pulmonary infection [O^R = 4.926 (95% CI: 2.132, 11.380)], IABP support [O^R = 2.112 (95% CI: 1.205, 3.703)], and reoperation for IE [O^R = 1.870 (95% CI: 1.007,3.474)] were independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality after IE surgery (P < 0.05). The regression equation was Logit(P) = -5.984 + 1.594 × pulmonary infection + 1.168 × involvement of multiple valves + 0.626 × reoperation for IE + 0.748 × IABP support. The ROC curve showed that the combined prediction model had an AUC of 0.967 (95% CI: 0.931, 1.000) ,sensitivity of 0.917 (95% CI: 0.646, 0.985), and specificity of 0.962 (95% CI: 0.706, 1.000).Conclusion Reoperation for IE, involvement of multiple valves, postoperative pulmonary infection, and postoperative need for IABP support increase the risk of in-hospital mortality in patients with IE. Compared to individual predictors, the application value of the combined prediction model is higher in clinical practice.