30 August 2023>: Clinical Research
An Examination of Infection Incidence and Management in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: A Five-Year Review from a Saudi Arabian Center
Noha K. Khalil 1ABDF* , Fahidah Alenzi 2EF** , Mohammed A. Omair 3ACDF , Ibrahim Almaghlouth 3CD , Mansour Altuwaijri 4AB , Mazen Barri 1AF , Rakan M. Alqahtani 5AB , Abdulaziz Alrabiah 6AB , Ali Alhijji 1ABDOI: 10.12659/MSM.941277
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941277
Table 4 Outcome of 74 SLE patients in the evaluation and management flow of infections.
Variables | N (%) |
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Death | |
Yes | 6 (8.1%) |
No | 68 (91.9%) |
Cause of death (n=6) | |
Multiorgan failure | 3 (50.0%) |
Cardiac arrest | 3 (50.0%) |
Readmission | |
Yes | 6 (8.1%) |
No | 68 (91.9%) |
ICU stay (days) | 2.0 (1–31) |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 10 (1–93) |
SLICC index | 2.0 (0–9) |