Year N=number of admissions | 2005 N=178 | 2013 N=86 |
Infection, N (%) | 71 (39.9) | 27 (31.4) |
Lupus flare, N (%) | 17 (9.6) | 7 (8.1) |
Neurological, N (%) | 10 (5.6) | 2 (2.3) |
Pulmonic, N (%) | 13 (7.3) | 7 (8.1) |
Cardiac, N (%) | 10 (5.6) | 9 (10.5) |
Bleed, N (%) | 9 (5.1) | 5 (5.8) |
Cancer, N (%) | 9 (5.1) | 1 (1.2) |
Renal, N (%) | 11 (6.2) | 5 (5.8) |
Labour, N (%) | 5 (2.8) | 4 (4.7) |
Fracture, N (%) | 6 (3.4) | 0 (0) |
Avascular necrosis, N (%) | 3 (1.7) | 2 (2.3) |
Thrombosis, N (%) | 3 (1.7) | 2 (2.3) |
Haematological, N (%) | 4 (2.2) | 1 (1.2) |
Diabetes mellitus, N (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.2) |
Other, N (%) | 35 (19.7) | 18 (20.9) |
Individual patients can have more than one diagnosis requiring hospitalisation. The change in relative rate of events was not statistically significant for any reason for hospitalisation.