Causes and Factors Associated with Frequent Hospitalization in Chinese Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Ambispective Cohort Study.

CONCLUSIONS Nearly half of patients (46%) with SLE experience 1 or more hospitalizations, mainly due to SLE flare, infection, and pregnancy-related morbidity. Lupus patients with decreased albumin, decreased renal function, and high disease damage are more susceptible to have frequent hospitalization. PMID: 31655846 [PubMed - in process]
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