Abstracts tagged "clinical research and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

Abstract Number: 2632 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Rates and Predictors of Thirty-Day Readmission Among Patients Hospitalized for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus at a Single Tertiary Care Center
Stephen Mullis¹ and Dennis Ang², ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Rheumatology and Immunology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, ²Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has a 27.2% all-cause 30 day readmission rate, the 6th highest principle diagnosis among all medical conditions. The primary objective…
Abstract Number: 2625 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Predicting Flares in Patients with Stable Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jiacai Cho¹, Manjari Lahiri¹, Lay Kheng Teoh¹, Preeti Dhanasekaran^2,3, Pak Moon Peter Cheung¹ and Aisha Lateef¹, ¹Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, National University Hospital of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ²National University of Singapore, singapore, Singapore, ³National University Hospital of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Background/Purpose: The course of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) varies with periods of quiescence punctuated by flares. Predicting exacerbations allows clinicians to select patients who need…