Objective To retrospectively analyze the prognostic factors of bloodstream infection in patients with cirrhosis and liver failure and provide evidence-based medicine evidences for the diagnosis and treatment of these patients, in order to reduce mortality. Methods A retrospective study was conducted to investigate 124 cirrhosis and liver failure patients with bloodstream infection who admitted to the former 302 Hospital of Chinese PLA. According to the survival status after the onset of bloodstream infection 30 days, the patients were divided into the death group and the survival group. The univariate analysis was performed on the included indicators, and those indicators showing significant differences between 2 groups were included in the Logistic regression analysis. Results Among 124 patients enrolled, 55 cases died. In the death group, the percentages of female patients and patients at the age of 46-65 years old were higher than those in the survival group (P<0.05), and most of patients had a model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score of higher than 25 points before infection. In terms of blood neutrophil percentage upon infection, and percentages of patients complicated with hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatic encephalopathy, acute renal insufficiency, pneumonia, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, septic shock and treated with antibiotics within 12 h, there were significant differences between 2 groups (P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that the mortality of patients at the age of 46-65 (OR=3.450, 95%CI: 1.042-11.420), with a MELD score>25 points before infection (OR=6.949, 95%CI: 2.080-23.209), antibiotic application beyond 12 h after infection onset (OR=3.142, 95%CI: 1.013-9.747), and septic shock after infection (OR=5.260, 95%CI: 1.681-16.459) was higher (P<0.05). Conclusions In patients with cirrhosis and liver failure, the prognosis will be poor when the patientis at the age of 46-65, the MELD score is higher than 25 points before bloodstream infection, the antibiotic treatment is given beyond 12 h after bloodstream infection and the patient develops septic shock after bloodstream infection. |