Musculoskeletal ultrasonography in routine rheumatology practice: data from Central and Eastern European countries

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216224:14110/16:00092185

Result on the web

<a href="http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00296-016-3442-2" target="_blank" >http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00296-016-3442-2</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00296-016-3442-2" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00296-016-3442-2</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Musculoskeletal ultrasonography in routine rheumatology practice: data from Central and Eastern European countries

Original language description

The main aim was to gain structured insight into the use of musculoskeletal ultrasonography (MSUS) in routine rheumatology practices in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. In a cross-sectional, observational, international, multicenter survey, a questionnaire was sent to investigational sites in CEE countries. Data on all subsequent routine MSUS examinations, site characteristics, MSUS equipment, and investigators were collected over 6 months or up to 100 examinations per center. A total of 95 physicians at 44 sites in 9 countries provided information on a total of 2810 MSUS examinations. The most frequent diagnoses were rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (34.8 and 14.9 % of cases, respectively). Mean number of joints examined was 6.8. MSUS was most frequently performed for diagnostic purposes (58 %), particularly in patients with undifferentiated arthritis, suspected soft tissue disorders, or osteoarthritis (73.0-85.3 %). In RA patients, 56.3 % of examinations were conducted to monitor disease activity. Nearly all investigations (99 %) had clinical implications, while the results of 78.6 % of examinations (51.6-99.0 %) were deemed useful for patient education. This first standardized multicountry survey performed in CEEs provided a structured documentation of the routine MSUS use in participating countries. The majority of MSUS examinations were performed for diagnostic purposes, whereas one-third was conducted to monitor disease activity in RA. A majority of examinations had an impact on clinical decision making and were also found to be useful for patient education.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FE - Other fields of internal medicine

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Rheumatology International

ISSN

0172-8172

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

36

Issue of the periodical within the volume

6

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

845-854

UT code for WoS article

000376411700011

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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