Effect of plasma exchange on in-hospital mortality in patients with pulmonary hemorrhage secondary to antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: A propensity-matched analysis using a nationwide administrative database

• Eishi Uechi,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Department of Health Policy and Informatics, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Division of Rheumatology, Tomishiro Central Hospital, Ueta, Tomigusuku-shi, Okinawa, Japan

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• Masato Okada,

  Roles Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Immuno-Rheumatology Center, St. Luke’s International Hospital, St. Luke’s International University, Akashi-cho Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Kiyohide Fushimi

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: kfushimi.hci@tmd.ac.jp

  Affiliation Department of Health Policy and Informatics, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1894-0290

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