Recommendations for defining giant cell arteritis fast-track clinics. English version.
Z Rheumatol
; 2024 Jun 04.
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| ID: mdl-38832967
ABSTRACT
A German expert committee recommends defining fast-track clinics (FTC) for the acute diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) as follows easy and prompt reachability at least on weekdays, scheduling appointments ideally within 24â¯h, examination by a specialist with GCA expertise, ≥â¯2 experts per FTC, ≥â¯50 patients with suspected GCA per year, sonologists with ≥â¯300 (≥â¯50) temporal and axillary artery examinations, adherence to standard operating procedures, availability of an ≥â¯18 (≥â¯15)â¯MHz and a lower frequency linear ultrasound probe, and collaboration with partners for neurology and ophthalmology consultations, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT, possibly CT), and for temporal artery biopsy.
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Z Rheumatol
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2024
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Alemanha