Abstract Number: 1313 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Readmissions After Staged vs Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Replacements (TKR)
Background/Purpose: The safety of bilateral total knee replacements (BTKR) under the same anesthesia as compared to staging within 12 months is debated. The advantage is…Abstract Number: 1848 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Racial Disparities in Septic and Aseptic Total Knee Replacement Revision Risk: A Study Using Four State-wide Inpatient Databases
Background/Purpose: Approximately 4% of total knee replacement (TKR) patients require revision within five years. Blacks are 40% more likely to undergo TKR revision than whites,1…Abstract Number: 2107 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Comparison of the Management and Prognosis of Pneumonia in Patients with and Those Without Rheumatoid Arthritis Using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination Database
Background/Purpose: Pneumonia is a common cause of death not only in the general population but also in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In particular, patients…Abstract Number: 435 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Frailty Associated with Worse Outcomes after Total Joint Replacements?
Background/Purpose: To determine whether frailty is associated with clinical outcomes 1-year after total hip or total knee replacement, (TKR and THR). Methods: Community-dwelling patients ≥65yo…Abstract Number: 1846 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Menarchal Status at Diagnosis and Final Height in Females with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: The diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in childhood affects growth due to disease and therapy. To date, there are few studies of final…Abstract Number: 1856 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Aspirin Use and High Prevalence of Preeclampsia Risk Factors Among Pregnant Women in a Multi-National SLE Inception Cohort
Background/Purpose: Because aspirin reduces the risk of preeclampsia in high-risk pregnancies by more than half, best practice guidelines recommend that aspirin be initiated in pregnant…Abstract Number: 2191 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety of Ultrasound-Guided Injections Using Local Puncture Site Sterility
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US)-guided injections in musculoskeletal medicine typically utilize either local puncture site sterility or conventional surgical sterility. We report on the safety and complications…Abstract Number: 2361 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Associated Factors of Hypertension and Hyperglycemia Related to Steroid Pulse in Autoimmune Diseases
-Background/Purpose: Steroid pulses are widely used in treatment for multiple inflammatory pathologies. The prevalence of hyperglycemia is 55-98%, and hypertension 5-52.5%. (1-2); safety profile could…Abstract Number: 2692 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vitamin D Deficiency in Systemic Sclerosis Patients: Relations with Multiple Clinical Parameters and Standard Treatment
Vitamin D Deficiency In Systemic Sclerosis Patients: Relations With Multiple Clinical Parameters and Standard TreatmentBackground/Purpose : In SSc patients, low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) serum concentrations have…Abstract Number: 2853 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Frailty Associated with Adverse Events after Total Joint Arthroplasty?
Background/Purpose: The increased volume of TJA due to the aging population requires a better understanding of the effect of physiological frailty, in addition to chronological…Abstract Number: 1618 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk Factors for Development of Early Infectious and Non-Infectious Complications in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Undergoing Major Surgery
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with increased cardiovascular and infectious complications due to subclinical atherosclerosis, disease activity and treatment-related factors. The…Abstract Number: 1963 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Corticosteroid Exposure with Ophthalmologic Complications and Systemic Adverse Events in Non-Infectious Uveitis Patients Using Administrative Claims in the United States
Background/Purpose: Noninfectious uveitis (NIU) is a collection of intraocular inflammatory disorders associated with significant visual impairment. Corticosteroids (CS) are typically the first-line drug therapy for…Abstract Number: 2147 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dysphagia in Inflammatory Myositis: A Study of the Structural and Physiologic Changes Resulting in Disordered Swallowing
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of dysphagia in patients with inflammatory myopathies has been reported to be as high as 60% (1). Aspiration pneumonia is one of…Abstract Number: 27 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Assessing the Safety of Kidney Biopsies Performed on Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythmatosus Patients
Title: Assessing the Safety of Kidney Biopsies Performed on Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Background/Purpose: There is very little data in the literature on…Abstract Number: 914 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal Blood Transcriptomics Uncovers Immune Networks Associated with Complications in Lupus Pregnancy
Background/Purpose: SLE is a systemic autoimmune disease that predominantly affects women in reproductive years. SLE pregnancies result in higher rates of adverse outcomes compared with…
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