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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2021 Mar 10;39(Suppl 131):43–51. doi: 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/9ivp9g

Table 4.

Causes of Inpatient Mortality

Cause of death Total ILD+ ILD−
Cardiopulmonary
PH 5 3 2
Pulmonary
Progressive ILD 2 2 0
ARDS 1 1 0
Cardiac
Severe Aortic Stenosis w/Heart Failure 1 0 1
Arrythmia 1 0 1
STEMI 1 1 0
Gastroenterology
Severe GI Dysmotility with SBO 1 1 0
Cancer
Multiple Myeloma 1 0 1
Esophageal Cancer 1 1 0
Infection
Sepsis* 1 1 0
Pneumonia 1 1 0
Failure to thrive 1 0 1
Total Deaths 17 11 6

Abbreviations: PH=Pulmonary Hypertension; SBO =Small Bowel Obstruction; ILD = Interstitial Lung Disease; ARDS= Acute respiratory distress syndrome; STEMI= ST elevation Myocardial infarction

*

Due to Pseudomonas Aeruginosa accompanied with ILD and Significant GI Dysmotility