Hospital admissions from the emergency department of adult patients affected by myopathies.

Mauro MonforteEleonora TorchiaSara BortolaniBeatrice RaveraEnzo RicciGabriella SilvestriSerenella ServideiGuido PrimianoMassimiliano MirabellaMario SabatelliEugenio MercuriFrancesco FranceschiPaolo CalabresiMarcello CovinoGiorgio Tasca

Published in: European journal of neurology (2024)

Respiratory complications are the most common reason for myopathic patients accessing the ED, followed by gastrointestinal issues. Infections are severe threats and, once hospitalized, these patients have relatively high mortality.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
type diabetes
drug induced