Prognosis of pneumonia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the role of medication and disease activity prior to admission a population-based cohort study.
Mette Holland-FischerReimar W ThomsenUlrik TarpMette NørgaardPublished in: RMD open (2021)
Overall, RA does not increase mortality following hospitalisation for pneumonia. However, high RA disease activity prior to admission predicts increased pneumonia mortality in patients regardless of prednisolone use.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- ankylosing spondylitis
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- end stage renal disease
- emergency department
- cardiovascular events
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- healthcare
- risk factors
- respiratory failure
- peritoneal dialysis
- community acquired pneumonia
- coronary artery disease
- type diabetes
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- mechanical ventilation