Hospitalization Rates Are Highest in the First 5 Years of Systemic Sclerosis: Results From a Population-based Cohort (1980-2016).
Caitrin M CoffeyAvneek S SandhuCynthia S CrowsonSara J AchenbachEric L MattesonThomas G OsbornKenneth J WarringtonAshima MakolPublished in: The Journal of rheumatology (2020)
Patients with SSc were hospitalized more frequently than comparators, indicating high inpatient care needs in this population. Hospitalization rates were highest during the first 5 years following SSc diagnosis.