Other formats:
BibTeX
LaTeX
RIS
@article{1363870,
author = {Mandl, Peter and Baranauskaite, Asta and Damjanov, Nemanja and Hojnik, Maja and Kurucz, Reka and Nagy, Orsolya and Němec, Petr and Niedermayer, Dora and Perić, Porin and Petranova, Tzvetanka and Pille, Andres and Rednic, Simona and Vlad, Violeta and Zlnay, Martin and Balint, Peter V.},
article_location = {Heidelberg},
article_number = {6},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00296-016-3442-2},
keywords = {Ultrasonography; Musculoskeletal; Central-Eastern Europe; Clinical practice; Education},
language = {eng},
issn = {0172-8172},
journal = {Rheumatology International},
title = {Musculoskeletal ultrasonography in routine rheumatology practice: data from Central and Eastern European countries},
volume = {36},
year = {2016}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1363870
AU - Mandl, Peter - Baranauskaite, Asta - Damjanov, Nemanja - Hojnik, Maja - Kurucz, Reka - Nagy, Orsolya - Němec, Petr - Niedermayer, Dora - Perić, Porin - Petranova, Tzvetanka - Pille, Andres - Rednic, Simona - Vlad, Violeta - Zlnay, Martin - Balint, Peter V.
PY - 2016
TI - Musculoskeletal ultrasonography in routine rheumatology practice: data from Central and Eastern European countries
JF - Rheumatology International
VL - 36
IS - 6
SP - 845-854
EP - 845-854
PB - Springer
SN - 01728172
KW - Ultrasonography
KW - Musculoskeletal
KW - Central-Eastern Europe
KW - Clinical practice
KW - Education
N2 - 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.
ER -
MANDL, Peter, Asta BARANAUSKAITE, Nemanja DAMJANOV, Maja HOJNIK, Reka KURUCZ, Orsolya NAGY, Petr NĚMEC, Dora NIEDERMAYER, Porin PERI$\backslash$'C, Tzvetanka PETRANOVA, Andres PILLE, Simona REDNIC, Violeta VLAD, Martin ZLNAY and Peter V. BALINT. Musculoskeletal ultrasonography in routine rheumatology practice: data from Central and Eastern European countries. \textit{Rheumatology International}. Heidelberg: Springer, 2016, vol.~36, No~6, p.~845-854. ISSN~0172-8172. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00296-016-3442-2.
|
