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
Artículo
en Español
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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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Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Autoinmunes
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Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Estudio observacional
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adulto
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Anciano
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Aged80
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Chile
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
España
Institución/País de afiliación:
Hospital Universitario La Paz/ES
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