What is it about?
Systemic lupus erythematosus, or lupus, is a chronic autoimmune disease burden with a high risk of hospitalization. Our study showed that while overall hospitalizations for SLE patients declined, those for cerebrovascular accident, acute coronary syndrome and chronic renal failure in lupus patients increased during the study period
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Why is it important?
Likely the improvement in management and care of SLE patients, achieved in recent decades, had a positive impact on the need for hospitalization; however, a high burden of complications and comorbidity is still borne by patients. In order to further improve the healthcare services for patients with lupus therapeutic strategies addressed to reduce the risk of complications are needed.
Perspectives
Lupus is a life threatening autoimmune disease. Patients are at risk for admission, and hospitalizated patients are at risk for poor outcomes. We demonstrated that a better outpatient management reduce the need for hospitalization. Earlier diagnosis and timely treatment targeting rapid remission together with new immunosuppressive regimens and rigorous strategies that prevent complications, achieved in recent years, may have reduced the need for hospitalization.
Dr Matteo Piga
matteopiga@unica.it
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This page is a summary of: Population-based analysis of hospitalizations in a West-European region revealed major changes in hospital utilization for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus over the period 2001–2012, Lupus, July 2015, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0961203315596597.
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