Sex-Specific Outcomes of Acute Stroke in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A National Inpatient Sample Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder associated with increased stroke risk. Its association with stroke outcomes remains poorly understood. In this study, we aimed to compare the sex-specific SLE-associated acute stroke outcomes. Methods: Stroke hospitalisations between 2015 and 2018 from the National Inpatient Sample were analysed. The associations between SLE and outcomes (inpatient mortality, length-of-stay > 4 days and routine discharge) were examined using multivariable logistic regressions, stratifying by sex and adjusting for age, race, stroke type, revascularisation, hospital characteristics and comorbidities. Results: A total of 316,531 records representing 1,581,430 hospitalisations were included. Median (interquartile r

SUBMITTER: Pana TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9865871 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature