High Health Care Utilization Preceding Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Youth.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with high risk for organ damage, which may be mitigated by early diagnosis and treatment. We characterized health care utilization for youth in the year preceding SLE diagnosis compared to controls.

Methods

Using Clinformatics DataMart (OptumInsight) de-identified administrative data from 2000 to 2013, we identified 682 youth ages 10-24 years with new-onset SLE (≥3 International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision codes for SLE 710.0, each >30 days apart), and 1,364 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. We compared the incidence of ambulatory, emergency, and inpatient visits 12 months before SLE diagnosis and frequency of primary diagnoses. We examined subject characteristics associated with u

SUBMITTER: Chang JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5984118 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature