Journal article
Health Care Utilization in Systemic Sclerosis Patients With Digital Ulcers
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Digital ulcers (DUs) occur in half of the patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and require health care interventions for treatment and monitoring for complications. Our objective was to assess the impact of DUs on resource utilization, including hospitalizations, outpatient visits, and procedures within a large SSc Canadian registry in a matched cohort study.
METHODS: A total of 1,698 SSc patients who completed 1 or more 84-item …
Authors
Nevskaya T; Calderon LM; Baron M; Pope JE; Group TCSR
Journal
Arthritis Care & Research, Vol. 75, No. 5, pp. 1071–1078
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
May 2023
DOI
10.1002/acr.24902
ISSN
2151-464X