Abstracts tagged "bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and morbidity and mortality"

Abstract Number: 1627 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Analysis and Mortality Risk in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients with Pneumonia and Respiratory Failure
Chien-Chih Lai¹, Yi-Syuan Sun ¹ and Chang-Youh Tsai ², ¹Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ²Division of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology/Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China)
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the pathogens from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and risk factors of mortality in SLE patients with pneumonia and respiratory failure.Methods: Twenty-four SLE…