Motivos de consulta de pacientes con enfermedades autoinmunes sistémicas en el servicio de urgencias de un hospital terciario / Causes for consultation in the emergency room among patients with systemic autoimmune diseases
Rev. méd. Chile
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143(12): 1546-1551, dic. 2015. graf, tab
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Background:
The causes of acute decompensations of patients with systemic autoimmune diseases are not well known.Aim:
To describe the causes for consultation in an emergency room of patients with systemic autoimmune diseases. Material andMethods:
Review of medical records of patients with systemic autoimmune diseases, aged over 14 years, consulting in an emergency room of a general hospital during three months.Results:
In the study period, 166 patients with systemic autoimmune diseases consulted in the emergency room, of a total of 18,153 consultations (0.9%). Patients with rheumatoid arthritis were those that consulted with higher frequency (37%) followed by patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (21%). The most common causes for consultation were cardiovascular diseases in 25%, followed by digestive disorders in 15%. The most common diagnosis was chest pain with suspected ischemic heart disease in 36%. No differences in cardiovascular risk factors were observed between those patients consulting for cardiovascular diseases and those consulting for other causes.Conclusions:
The most common cause of consultation in the emergency room of patients with systemic autoimmune diseases is cardiovascular.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Autoimmune Diseases
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Emergency Service, Hospital
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Spain
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Universitario La Paz/ES
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