Outcome of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis in the Intensive Care Unit.

CONCLUSION: This study provides reliable prognostic data in patients with SSc who required ICU admission. The devastating outcome of invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with SSc requires a reappraisal of indications for ICU admission and early identification of patients likely to benefit from noninvasive ventilation. PMID: 26136487 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: J Rheumatol - July 1, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Pène F, Hissem T, Bérezné A, Allanore Y, Geri G, Charpentier J, Avouac J, Guillevin L, Cariou A, Chiche JD, Mira JP, Mouthon L Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research