RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 AB1122 All-cause of hospital mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus in a university hospital during 1998 to 2014
JF Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
JO Ann Rheum Dis
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism
SP 1448
OP 1448
DO 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.3316
VO 76
IS Suppl 2
A1 Vega-Morales, D
A1 Valerio, JA Esquivel
A1 Arana-Guajardo, AC
YR 2017
UL http://ard.bmj.com/content/76/Suppl_2/1448.1.abstract
AB Background All-cause and cause-specific mortality is increased in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) when compared to the general population. Mortality can be attributed to the disease per se, side effects of drugs and effect of comorbidities. The survival of patients has improved over the past years when compared to historical controlsObjectives The objective is to describe all-case of mortality in patients with SLE and RA in a university hospital.Methods This is an observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional study. We included all patients with SLE and RA hospitalized during 1998 to 2014. The cause of death was obtained from medical records and classified according to International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10. We made a descriptive analysis of all-cause of mortality of both diseases.Results We analyzed 1,330 medical records, of which 215 died in hospital. The respiratory insufficiency was the most common mortality diagnosis in both diseases (RA 29%, SLE 24.1%), followed by sepsis (RA 25%, SLE 20.4%). The all-cause of mortality of SLE and RA are shown in Table 1. Of the 467 RA hospital admissions, the 5.1% died, and of the 863 SLE hospital admissions, the 22.1% died.View this table:Table 1. Mortality of RA and SLEConclusions Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of SLE and RA, have decreased the morbidity and mortality of the two diseases. Infectious and cardiovascular pathologies were the most frequent causes of death.Disclosure of Interest None declared