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a b s t r a c t Objective: Our objective was to describe the variability in the management of spondyloarthritis (SA) in Spain in terms of healthcare resources and their use. Methods: A review of 1168 medical files of patients seen in randomly selected Spanish hospital rheu- matology departments. We analyzed demographic variables and variables related to the consumption of health resources. Results: The total number of visits to rheumatology were 5,908 with a rate of 254 visits/100 patient- years. The total number of visits to rheumatology specialty nurses was 775, with a rate of 39 visits/ 100 patient-years, and there were 446 hospitalizations, representing a rate of 22 per 100 patient-years. The number of admissions due to SA was 89, with a rate of 18 admissions/100 patient-years. Total visits to other specialists was 4,307 with a rate of 200/100 patient-years. The total number of orthopedic surgeries was 41, which leads to a rate of 1.8 surgeries/100 patient-years. |
