Short and longterm outcomes for patients with systemic rheumatic diseases admitted to intensive care units: a prognostic study of 181 patients.

Abstract

The short term outcome for patients with systemic rheumatic diseases in intensive care units was poor. The longterm prognosis after hospital discharge appeared fair, although the standardized mortality ratio was 5-fold that of a nonselected population. Short and longterm prognoses were similar for different systemic rheumatic disease groups.