Nationwide Analysis of Variables Associated With Sarcoid Inpatient Mortality

Our multiyear national analysis showed that 2.5% of hospital admissions with a sarcoid diagnosis ended in death. The following factors were associated with death: age, Charlson Comorbidity Index, male sex, other race, arrhythmia/heart blocks, cirrhosis/hepatic failure, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, infection, interstitial lung disease, heart failure/myocarditis, neurologic diseases, and pulmonary hypertension. This information can help clinicians by improving awareness of these life-threatening complications because early recognition and intervention may improve inpatient sarcoid outcomes.