Table 3 Disease courses and outcomes of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus admitted to the intensive care unit
Courses and outcomes | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Need for mechanical ventilation | 35 (68.6) |
Steroid use in the ICU | 41 (80.4) |
Total parenteral nutrition | 8 (15.6) |
Continuous venovenous haemofiltration | 11 (21.6) |
Peritoneal dialysis | 4 (7.8) |
Haemodialysis | 16 (31.3) |
Operation | 6 (11.8) |
Gastrointestinal bleeding in the ICU | 15 (29.4) |
Intracranial haemorrhage in the ICU | 6 (11.8) |
Pneumothorax in the ICU | 4 (7.8) |
Septic shock in the ICU | 15 (29.4) |
Length of ICU stay (days; mean [range]) | 7 (1–68) |
Death in the ICU | 24 (47.0) |
Death in the hospital | 24 (47.0) |