[Recommendations for defining giant cell arteritis fast-track clinics].
In: Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie, 2024-05-08
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An expert committee recommends defining fast-track clinics (FTC) for the acute diagnostics of giant cell arteritis (GCA) as follows: low-threshold, easy and prompt reachability at least on weekdays, scheduling appointments ideally within 24 h, examination by a specialist with GCA expertise, ≥ 2 experts per FTC, ≥ 50 patients with suspected GCA per year, sonologists with ≥ 300 (≥ 50) temporal and axillary artery examinations, adherence to standard operating procedures, availability of an ≥ 18 (≥ 15) MHz and a lower frequency linear ultrasound probe and collaboration with partners for fast performance of neurological and ophthalmological examinations, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT, possibly CT) and for temporal artery biopsy.
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[Recommendations for defining giant cell arteritis fast-track clinics].
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Schmidt, WA ; Czihal, M ; Gernert, M ; Hartung, W ; Hellmich, B ; Ohrndorf, S ; Riemekasten, G ; Schäfer, VS ; Strunk, J ; Venhoff, N |
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Zeitschrift: | Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie, 2024-05-08 |
Veröffentlichung: | Ahead of Print, 2024 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1435-1250 (electronic) |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00393-024-01519-6 |
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