Recommendations for defining giant cell arteritis fast-track clinics. English version

Wolfgang A. Schmidt; Michael Czihal; Michael Gernert; Wolfgang Hartung; Bernhard Hellmich; Sarah Ohrndorf; Gabriela Riemekasten; Valentin S. Schäfer; Johannes Strunk; Nils Venhoff

doi:10.1007/s00393-024-01532-9

Recommendations for defining giant cell arteritis fast-track clinics. English version

Wolfgang A. Schmidt^*, Michael Czihal, Michael Gernert, Wolfgang Hartung, Bernhard Hellmich, Sarah Ohrndorf, Gabriela Riemekasten, Valentin S. Schäfer, Johannes Strunk, Nils Venhoff

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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 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 neurology and ophthalmology consultations, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT, possibly CT), and for temporal artery biopsy.

Translated title of the contribution	Empfehlungen zur Definition von Riesenzellarteriitis-Fast-Track-Kliniken
Original language	English
Journal	Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie
Volume	83
Issue number	Suppl 3
Pages (from-to)	285-288
Number of pages	4
ISSN	0340-1855
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00393-024-01532-9
Publication status	Published - 12.2024

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Academic Focus: Center for Infection and Inflammation Research (ZIEL)

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2.22-18 Rheumatology

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Recommendations for defining giant cell arteritis fast-track clinics. English version

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