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Table 3 Clinical characteristics upon admission to ICU in 45 events

From: Clinical and epidemiologic characterization of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus admitted to an intensive care unit in Colombia

Clinical characteristics upon admission to ICU

N = 45

n (%)

Reasons for UCI admission

 • Disease activity

25 (55,5)

 • Infection

19 (42,2)

 • Ventilatory failure

18 (40,0)

 • Cardiovascular emergency

12 (26,7)

 • Hemorrhage

7 (15,5)

 • Dialytic urgency

6 (13,3)

 • Postsurgery care

5 (11,1)

Organic commitment

 • Renal involvement

24 (53,3)

 • Haematological commitment

19 (42,2)

  o Hemolytic anemia

13 (28,9)

  o Thrombocytopenia

13 (28,9)

  o Lymphopenia

10 (22,2)

  o Neutropenia

6 (13,3)

 • Lung commitment

18 (40,0)

  o Acute Pulmonary Edema

8 (17,8)

  o ARDSa

5 (11,1)

  o Pleural effusion

4 (8,9)

  o Alveolar hemorrhage

4 (8,9)

  o Pneumonitis

3 (6,7)

  o Pulmonary embolism

1 (2,2)

 • Commitment of CNSb

9 (20,0)

  o Vasculitis

4 (8,8)

  o Hemorrhage

2 (4,4)

  o Optic neuritis

1 (2,2)

  o Myelopathy

1 (2,2)

  o Autoimmune encephalitis

1 (2,2)

 • Cardiac commitment

5 (11,1)

  o Myocarditis

1 (2,2)

  o Pericarditis

4 (8,9)

 • Gastrointestinal commitment

5 (11,1)

  o Hepatitis

4 (8,9)

  o Digestive tract hemorrhage

1 (2,2)

  o Pancreatitis

1 (2,2)

  1. aAcute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, bCNS central nervous system