1994
The Time‐Dependence of Long‐Term Prediction in Lupus Nephritis
Esdaile J, Abrahamowicz M, Mackenzie T, Hayslett J, Kashgarian M. The Time‐Dependence of Long‐Term Prediction in Lupus Nephritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism 1994, 37: 359-368. PMID: 8129791, DOI: 10.1002/art.1780370309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease activity measuresLupus nephritisRenal failureActivity measuresLupus nephritis patientsRenal failure outcomeObservation periodCox model analysisLong-term outcomesMean followup timeGood prognostic markerNonrenal outcomesTubulointerstitial indexChronicity indexNephritis patientsRenal outcomesExtended observation periodRenal involvementComorbid diseasesPrognostic factorsRenal functionDevelopment of diseaseRenal biopsyFollowup timeLaboratory predictors
1989
The clinical and renal biopsy predictors of long-term outcome in lupus nephritis: a study of 87 patients and review of the literature.
Esdaile J, Levinton C, Federgreen W, Hayslett J, Kashgarian M. The clinical and renal biopsy predictors of long-term outcome in lupus nephritis: a study of 87 patients and review of the literature. QJM 1989, 72: 779-833. PMID: 2694209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPresence of vasculitisLong-term outcomesLupus nephritisRenal diseaseClinical modelRenal insufficiencyRenal failurePrognostic markerRelevant long-term outcomesRenal systemic lupus erythematosusImmunologic disease activityNon-renal SLESystemic lupus erythematosusImportant prognostic markerChronicity indexRenal outcomesRenal severityDisease activityNew predictive informationSerum creatinineConsecutive patientsLupus erythematosusPrognostic factorsRenal biopsyComorbid conditions