Vasculitis & polymyalgia rheumatica
Quality standards for the care of people with giant cell arteritis in secondary care
Methodological detailsmultidisciplinary steering committee, anonymous suggestions, qualitative thematic analysis, minimum 75% agreement
- Multidisciplinary steering committee
- Anonymous suggestions
- Qualitative thematic analysis
- Minimum 75% agreement
Recommendations
As issued by the authors
Nine quality standards with auditable metrics, developed from the top 10 of 13 themes, covering patient access, GC use, pathways, US, temporal artery biopsy, PET scan access, rheumatology/ophthalmology expertise, education and multidisciplinary working
Access to care runs through each standard
An audit tool was developed
Original publication
Quality standards for the care of people with giant cell arteritis in secondary care. Rheumatology (Oxford). Published 24 January 2023. doi:10.
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