Recommendations for defining giant cell arteritis fast-track clinics : = Empfehlungen zur Definition von Riesenzellarteriitis-Fast-Track-Kliniken

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

Object Details

• Alternative title: Empfehlungen zur Definition von Riesenzellarteriitis-Fast-Track-Kliniken
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie. - 83, S3 (2024) , 285-288, ISSN: 1435-1250

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Freiburg
• (who): Universität
• (when): 2024
• Creator: Schmidt, Wolfgang Andreas ; Czihal, Michael ; Gernert, Michael ; Hartung, Wolfgang ; Hellmich, Bernhard ; Ohrndorf, Sarah ; Riemekasten, Gabriela ; Schäfer, Valentin Sebastian ; Strunk, Johannes ; Venhoff, Nils

Further information

• DOI: 10.1007/s00393-024-01532-9
• URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2495417
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 15.08.2025, 7:31 AM CEST