Short- and long-term prognosis of acute critically ill patients with systemic rheumatic diseases: A retrospective multicentre study.

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Patients with systemic rheumatic disease (SRD) share the risks of multi-organ flare-up, cardiovascular diseases, and immunosuppression. Such situations can lead to an acute critical illness. The present study describes the clinical features of SRD patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and their short- and long- term mortality.We performed a multicentre retrospective study in 10 French ICU in Lyon, France. Inclusion criteria were SRD diagnosis and admission for an acute organ failure. The primary endpoint was ICU mortality.A total of 271 patients were included. SRD included systemic lupus erythematosus (23.2% of included patients), vasculitis (10.7%), systemic sclerosis (10.7%), idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (6.3%), and other connective tissue disorders (rhe

SUBMITTER: Chabert P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8415942 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature