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This study aims to analyze the hospitalization rates and trends of IIMs between 2010 and 2024. Additionally, a characterization of the IIM patient population in Poland was conducted. Methods: A retrospective study using data from the Nationwide General Hospital Morbidity Study (NGHMS) between 2010 and 2024 was conducted. Data included demographic characteristics, principal diagnosis, hospitalization, and in-hospital mortality. Classification in accordance with ICD-10 was applied. A total of 7139 patients were included. Appropriate descriptive analyses, comparative tests, Poisson regression for incidence trends, and logistic regression for mortality predictors were performed, with p &lt; 0.05 considered statistically significant. Results: The median IIM incidence in the Polish population was 1.209 per 100,000 per year. The overall female-to-male ratio was 1.68. Hospitalization and mortality trends for IIM were stable over the time period. The incidence among voivodeships in Poland was comparable. 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