Prognostic factors for the short-term mortality of patients with rheumatoid arthritis admitted to intensive care units.

Toshifumi FujiwaraKentaro TokudaKenta MomiiKyohei ShiomotoHidetoshi TsushimaYukio AkasakiSatoshi IkemuraJun-Ichi FukushiJun MakiNoriyuki KakuTomohiko AkahoshiTomoaki TaguchiYasuharu Nakashima

Published in: BMC rheumatology (2020)

Our study demonstrated that the nonuse of csDMARDs, high updated CCI, elevated APACHE II score, and coagulation abnormalities predicted poorer prognosis in RA patients admitted to the ICU.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
intensive care unit
rheumatoid arthritis
neuropathic pain
cardiovascular events
type diabetes
risk factors
disease activity
cardiovascular disease
systemic lupus erythematosus
ankylosing spondylitis
interstitial lung disease