| Revista: | Revista médica de Chile |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000393043 |
| ISSN: | 0034-9887 |
| Autores: | Rivera Núñez, María Angélica1 Martínez Caballero, Carlos1 Estébanez Muñoz, Miriam1 Calvin García, María Elena1 Robles, Angel1 Quintana Díaz, Manuel1 |
| Instituciones: | 1Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid. España |
| Año: | 2015 |
| Volumen: | 143 |
| Número: | 12 |
| Paginación: | 1546-1551 |
| País: | Chile |
| Idioma: | Español |
| Tipo de documento: | Estadística o encuesta |
| Enfoque: | Analítico |
| Resumen en inglés | The causes of acute decompensations of patients with systemic autoimmune diseases are not well known. Aim: To describe the causes for consultation in an emergency room of patients with systemic autoimmune diseases. Material and Methods: Review of medical records of patients with systemic autoimmune diseases, aged over 14 years, consulting in an emergency room of a general hospital during three months. Results: In the study period, 166 patients with systemic autoimmune diseases consulted in the emergency room, of a total of 18,153 consultations (0.9%). Patients with rheumatoid arthritis were those that consulted with higher frequency (37%) followed by patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (21%). The most common causes for consultation were cardiovascular diseases in 25%, followed by digestive disorders in 15%. The most common diagnosis was chest pain with suspected ischemic heart disease in 36%. No differences in cardiovascular risk factors were observed between those patients consulting for cardiovascular diseases and those consulting for other causes. Conclusions: The most common cause of consultation in the emergency room of patients with systemic autoimmune diseases is cardiovascular |
| Disciplinas: | Medicina |
| Palabras clave: | Salud pública, Sistema cardiovascular, Inmunología, Enfermedades autoinmunes, Urgencias médicas, Enfermedades cardiovasculares, Consulta médica |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Cardiovascular system, Public health, Immunology, Autoimmune diseases, Medical emergencies, Cardiovascular diseases, Medical consultation |
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