01-04-2021 | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | Brief Report
Pulse dose steroid experience among hospitalized patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a single-center feasibility study
Published in: Clinical Rheumatology | Issue 4/2021
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Key Points • Assessment of pulse steroid dosing dispensation among hospitalized patients with SLE can be reliably determined from the extracted portion of the EHR designed for research purposes. • Reliance on a single ICD code contributes to a high rate of false positive diagnoses of SLE among hospitalized patients. • Supplementing ICD coding with additional clinical information is vital when confirming SLE diagnosis. |