National trends in hospitalisation, in-hospital mortality and resource use for SLE in Spain from 2016 to 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

SLE is a complex autoimmune disease that causes significant health issues. In this study, SLE-related healthcare episodes, in-hospital mortality and resource use in Spain from 2016 to 2022 were assessed.

Methods

In this retrospective, nationwide, repeated cross-sectional study, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, data from Spain's National Hospital Discharge Registry were used to identify healthcare episodes with SLE (or its subtypes) coded as the principal diagnosis. Temporal trends were analysed and group comparisons were made using χ², Fisher's exact test, Student's t test and Mantel-Haenszel trend test.

Results

A total of 24 151 SLE episodes were identified, with the majority occurring in women (86.9%) and individuals aged 15-65 year

SUBMITTER: Arribas-Perez L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC13629960 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature