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Portuguese recommendations for the use of ultrasound in rheumatology

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dc.contributor.authorPolido-Pereira, J
dc.contributor.authorSerra, S
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, F
dc.contributor.authorPonte, C
dc.contributor.authorCerqueira, M
dc.contributor.authorCruz, M
dc.contributor.authorAraújo, F
dc.contributor.authorBarros, R
dc.contributor.authorCosta, T
dc.contributor.authorSantos-Faria, D
dc.contributor.authorLopes, C
dc.contributor.authorMadruga-Dias, J
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, M
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, R
dc.contributor.authorVilar, A
dc.contributor.authorFalcão, S
dc.contributor.authorSaraiva, F
dc.contributor.authorFigueiredo, G
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-14T23:30:12Z
dc.date.available2020-03-14T23:30:12Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractNTRODUCTION: Ultrasound (US) is a relatively cheap, easily available and reliable method to improve the care of rheumatic patients. However, its use in rheumatology practice is very heterogeneous and needs to be standardized. OBJECTIVES: To develop recommendations for the use of US in rheumatic diseases endorsed by the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology. METHODS: A systematic literature review of the available recommendations on the use of ultrasound in rheumatic diseases was performed and presented in a Portuguese Society of Rheumatology meeting to a subgroup of rheumatologists and rheumatology trainees with special interest in the subject. The most important topics to be addressed were selected and assigned to subgroups for literature review and draft recommendations. Following an iterative process of consensus, the final recommendations were developed, and their level of agreement voted anonymously online. A recommendation was approved when the average level of agreement was ≥ 7.5 in a 10-point Likert scale. RESULTS: Fourteen recommendations were produced regarding nine rheumatology topics: rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, connective tissue diseases, polymyalgia rheumatica, vasculitis, crystal-deposition diseases, soft tissue rheumatism, osteoarthritis and ultrasound-guided procedures. CONCLUSION: We developed an up-to-date guidance in the form of recommendations for the use of US in nine different areas of rheumatology. As ultrasound is an important imaging modality with increasing use in the rheumatology setting, and there are frequent technological advances in the ultrasound machines and probes, in parallel with continuous associated research, these recommendations should be regularly updated.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationActa Reumatol Port. 2019 Jan-Mar;44(1):7-28.pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/31734
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectArthritis, Rheumatoidpt_PT
dc.subjectJoint Diseasespt_PT
dc.subjectUltrasonographypt_PT
dc.subjectArtrite Reumatoidept_PT
dc.subjectArtropatiaspt_PT
dc.subjectUltrassonografiapt_PT
dc.titlePortuguese recommendations for the use of ultrasound in rheumatologypt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage7-28pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleActa reumatologica portuguesapt_PT
oaire.citation.volume44pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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