Hospital Admission and Stay in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | Chapter 10 | An Overview of Disease and Health Research Vol. 10

 

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the most common autoimmune disease in humans. This chapter addresses the clinical topic of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and the most relevant but necessary aspects for the medical community, such as their medical history, key epidemiological data, clinical picture, diagnosis, SLE classification, and estimated lupus activity from the first contact. The most common causes of hospital admission, length of stay, rates of admission to the Intensive Care Unit, mortality and associated factors reported in international and Mexican research are reviewed. The topic of drug therapy is not addressed in this chapter because it was not the main reason for the research.

 

The in-depth reviews of experts and international groups were abandoned in favour of a simple, understandable, and concise narrative of each of the subtopics, supported by the most representative references, illustrated with tables and figures.

 

General practitioners, family physicians, emergency medicine specialists, and various subspecialists frequently have to care for patients with SLE because it is the autoimmune disease with the highest incidence and prevalence in the world. The intention of this chapter is for readers, whether experts or not, to quickly grasp at first glance the most important message of each topic, using a practical approach to facilitate the care of their patients with SLE and accurately answer the most common questions.

 

 

Author(s) Details

Juan Gustavo Vázquez Rodríguez
Intensive Care Unit, High Specialty Medical Unit, Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital No. 3, National Medical Center “La Raza”, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Mexico City, Mexico.

 

Juan Antonio García Bello
High Specialty Medical Unit, Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital No. 3, National Medical Center “La Raza”, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Mexico City, Mexico.

 

Juan Gustavo Vázquez Arredondo
Department of Internal Medicine, High Specialty Medical Unit “Dr. Antonio Fraga Mouret” Specialty Hospital, National Medical Center “La Raza”, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Mexico City, Mexico.

 

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