| Literature DB >> 3718553 |
F Wolfe, S M Kleinheksel, P W Spitz, D P Lubeck, J F Fries, D Y Young, D Mitchell, S Roth.
Abstract
During 1981, 123 of 816 patients (15.1%) with rheumatoid arthritis were hospitalized 160 times because of the disease. The mean length of hospitalization was 13.1 days, and the cost $7,845. Surgery accounted for 54.4% of admissions, but 69.2% of costs. The average cost for total joint surgery was $12,287. Most medical admissions (46.6%) were for the diagnosis or treatment of articular disease, but 42.5% were for treatment of side effects of therapy, and 11.0% for complications of RA. The most commonly performed surgical procedures included reconstructive surgery of the hand/wrist (n = 35) and foot (n = 22), followed by total knee replacement (n = 18).Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID： 3718553 DOI： 10.1002/art.1780290505
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arthritis Rheum ISSN： 0004-3591