Hospitalizations and Mortality From Myasthenia Gravis: Trends From 2 US National Datasets
Thomas H BrannaganNaomi SacksChristina CoolSneha DurgapalSyvart DennenKatie EversonTom HughesJennifer HernandezGlenn PhillipsPublished in: Neurology (2023)
Increasing hospitalization rates suggest a growing burden associated with MG, especially among older adults. While readmission and mortality rates have remained stable, the increasing hospitalization rates indicate that the raw numbers of readmissions-and deaths-are also increasing. Mortality rates are considerably higher in older patients hospitalized with MG.