The BLISTER Score: A Novel, Externally Validated Tool for Predicting Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections, and Its Cost-Utility Implications for Antimicrobial Envelope Use
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Published:2024-03
Issue:3
Volume:17
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ISSN:1941-3149
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Container-title:Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Circ: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
Author:
Maclean Edd12ORCID, Mahtani Karishma1ORCID, Honarbakhsh Shohreh12, Butcher Charles1ORCID, Ahluwalia Nikhil12ORCID, Dennis Adam S.C.1, Creta Antonio1, Finlay Malcolm1, Elliott Mark3, Mehta Vishal3ORCID, Wijesuriya Nadeev3, Shaikh Omar4, Zaw Yom4ORCID, Ogbedeh Chizute4ORCID, Gautam Vasu4, Lambiase Pier D.1ORCID, Schilling Richard J.12ORCID, Earley Mark J.1ORCID, Moore Philip1, Muthumala Amal1, Sporton Simon C.E.1ORCID, Hunter Ross J.12, Rinaldi Christopher A.3, Behar Jonathan3ORCID, Martin Claire4ORCID, Monkhouse Christopher1ORCID, Chow Anthony12ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom (E.M., K.M., S.H., C.B., N.A., A.S.C.D., A.C., M.F., P.D.L., R.J.S., M.J.E., P.M., A.M., S.C.E.S., R.J.H., C. Monkhouse, A.C.). 2. William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom (E.M., S.H., N.A., R.J.S., R.J.H., A. Chow). 3. Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom (M.E., V.M., N.W., C.A.R., J.B.). 4. Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom (O.S., Y.Z., C.O., V.G., C. Martin).
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Antimicrobial envelopes reduce the incidence of cardiac implantable electronic device infections, but their cost restricts routine use in the United Kingdom. Risk scoring could help to identify which patients would most benefit from this technology.
METHODS:
A novel risk score (BLISTER [Blood results, Long procedure time, Immunosuppressed, Sixty years old (or younger), Type of procedure, Early re-intervention, Repeat procedure]) was derived from multivariate analysis of factors associated with cardiac implantable electronic device infection. Diagnostic utility was assessed against the existing PADIT score (Prior procedure, Age, Depressed renal function, Immunocompromised, Type of procedure) in both standard and high-risk external validation cohorts, and cost-utility models examined different BLISTER and PADIT score thresholds for TYRX (Medtronic; Minneapolis, MN) antimicrobial envelope allocation.
RESULTS:
In a derivation cohort (n=7383), cardiac implantable electronic device infection occurred in 59 individuals within 12 months of a procedure (event rate, 0.8%). In addition to the PADIT score constituents, lead extraction (hazard ratio, 3.3 [95% CI, 1.9–6.1];
P
<0.0001), C-reactive protein >50 mg/L (hazard ratio, 3.0 [95% CI, 1.4–6.4];
P
=0.005), reintervention within 2 years (hazard ratio, 10.1 [95% CI, 5.6–17.9];
P
<0.0001), and top-quartile procedure duration (hazard ratio, 2.6 [95% CI, 1.6–4.1];
P
=0.001) were independent predictors of infection. The BLISTER score demonstrated superior discriminative performance versus PADIT in the standard risk (n=2854, event rate: 0.8%, area under the curve, 0.82 versus 0.71;
P
=0.001) and high-risk validation cohorts (n=1961, event rate: 2.0%, area under the curve, 0.77 versus 0.69;
P
=0.001), and in all patients (n=12 198, event rate: 1%, area under the curve, 0.8 versus 0.75,
P
=0.002). In decision-analytic modeling, the optimum scenario assigned antimicrobial envelopes to patients with BLISTER scores ≥6 (10.8%), delivering a significant reduction in infections (relative risk reduction, 30%;
P
=0.036) within the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence cost-utility thresholds (incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, £18 446).
CONCLUSIONS:
The BLISTER score (
https://qxmd.com/calculate/calculator_876/the-blister-score-for-cied-infection
) was a valid predictor of cardiac implantable electronic device infection, and could facilitate cost-effective antimicrobial envelope allocation to high-risk patients.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Cited by
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