Characterization of infective endocarditis

Objective: To make a description of the cases of infective endocarditis that occurred between 2017 and 2019. Materials and method: Cross-sectional, retrospective study; based on a systematic and selective search in the archives of a University Hospital. Having as central inclusion criterion the codes ICD; a search was carried out including the cardiology unit. 168 medical records were obtained and the modified DUKE criteria for the diagnosis of endocarditis were evaluated; 21 patients were obtained. Results: High mortality (52.4%), the majority at the expense of the acute forms (OR = 3.12); the most frequently associated comorbidities were arterial hypertension (OR = 1.95), respiratory failure (OR = 2.5) and septic shock (OR = 2.43); In diagnosis, the most significant aids seem to be procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and echocardiography. Conclusion : It was found a high rate of lethality. Infective endocarditis was found to most frequently affect men between the ages of 50 and 60; the main recognized risk factors were hemodialysis, soft tissue infection and immunosuppression;