EULAR recommendations for the management of primary small and medium vessel vasculitis.

Objectives: To develop European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of small and medium vessel vasculitis. Methods: An expert group (consisting of 10 rheumatologists, 3 nephrologists, 2 immunologists, 2 internists representing 8 European countries and the USA, a clin...

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Autores: Mukhtyar, C., Guillevin, Loïc, Cid Xutglà, M. Cinta, Dasgupta, Bhaskar, Groot, K. de, Gross, W., Hauser, T., Hellmich, B., Jayne, David, Kallenberg, Cees G. M., Merkel, Peter A., Raspe, H., Salvarani, Carlo, Scott, D. G. I., Stegeman, C., Watts, Richard A., Westman, K., Witter, J., Yazici, H., Luqmani, R. A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/22447
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/22447
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Vasculitis
Vasos sanguinis
Protocols clínics
Blood-vessels
Medical protocols
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Sumario:Objectives: To develop European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of small and medium vessel vasculitis. Methods: An expert group (consisting of 10 rheumatologists, 3 nephrologists, 2 immunologists, 2 internists representing 8 European countries and the USA, a clinical epidemiologist and a representative from a drug regulatory agency) identified 10 topics for a systematic literature search using a modified Delphi technique. In accordance with standardised EULAR operating procedures, recommendations were derived for the management of small and medium vessel vasculitis. In the absence of evidence, recommendations were formulated on the basis of a consensus opinion. Results: In all, 15 recommendations were made for the management of small and medium vessel vasculitis. The strength of recommendations was restricted by low quality of evidence and by EULAR standardised operating procedures. Conclusions: On the basis of evidence and expert consensus, recommendations have been made for the evaluation, investigation, treatment and monitoring of patients with small and medium vessel vasculitis for use in everyday clinical practice.

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