PADIT Score (Cardiac Device Infection Risk)

PADIT score (Birnie 2019): prior procedures, age, procedure type, depressed renal function, and immunocompromise give a 0–15 score banding cardiac-implantable-electronic-device infection risk (≥ 7 high).

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Prior CIED procedures
>= 2 prior (4)
Age
55 years
Procedure type
CRT (4)
Depressed renal function
No
Immunocompromised
No

Result: PADIT score 10 — high infection risk (>= 7).

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What the result means

0-4
Low cardiac-device infection risk.
5-6
Intermediate risk.
>= 7
High risk. Prior procedures, age band, eGFR < 30, immunocompromised, procedure type. A risk score, not an antibiotic order.

What you enter

  • Prior CIED procedures (0/1/≥2 points)
  • Age
  • Procedure type (points)
  • Depressed renal function (eGFR < 30)
  • Immunocompromised
How this is calculated

Birnie DH, Wang J, Alings M, et al. Risk factors for infections involving cardiac implanted electronic devices. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019;74(23):2845-2854. Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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