Study of critically ill patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
作者:
Stephen Maxted MB Ansell,
Sunil MB Bedhesi,
Brian MB Ruff,
Akhter Goolam MB Mahomed,
Guy MB Richards,
Mervyn MB Mer,
Charles MB Feldman,
期刊:
Critical Care Medicine
(OVID Available online 1996)
卷期:
Volume 24,
issue 6
页码: 981-984
ISSN:0090-3493
年代: 1996
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
ObjectivesTo determine the presenting features, prognostic factors, course, and outcome of critically ill patients with systemic lupus erythematosus admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).DesignRetrospective patient record review.SettingTwo academic teaching hospitals.PatientsAll patients with systemic lupus erythematosus admitted to the ICUs between January 1982 and July 1993.Measurements and Main ResultsThere were 28 female and two male patients. Fifteen patients were white, 11 patients were black, and four patients were Asian. The median age was 29 yrs. The reasons for admission to the ICU were multifactorial. However, most patients were admitted for infective, renal, cardiac, or coagulation complications. Despite aggressive management, 16 (53%) patients died in the ICU or shortly after discharge. The median ICU survival rate (admission to death) was 22 days. The only pretreatment factor that predicted a poor outcome was the presence of renal involvement due to systemic lupus erythematosus.ConclusionsOur study suggests that patients with systemic lupus erythematosus admitted to an ICU often have florid disease manifestations with multifactorial reasons precipitating the admission. The prognosis for such patients is poor, particularly in the presence of renal involvement.(Crit Care Med 1996; 24:981-984)
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