The challenges of managing gout in primary care: Results of a best-practice audit

Autor: Andrea Judd, Lisa K. Stamp, Greg Hamilton, Ben Hudson, Peter T. Chapman, Chris Frampton
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Male
Rural Population
0301 basic medicine
Clinical audit
Gout
Comorbidity
0302 clinical medicine
Clinical Protocols
Mass Screening
Disease management (health)
Referral and Consultation
Disease Management
Middle Aged
Hypertension
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Female
Guideline Adherence
Family Practice
medicine.drug
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty
Allopurinol
Clinical Chemistry Tests
Hyperlipidemias
Hyperuricemia
Audit
Gout Suppressants
03 medical and health sciences
Patient Education as Topic
Rheumatology
Internal medicine
Diabetes Mellitus
medicine
Humans
Obesity
Renal Insufficiency
Chronic
Mass screening
Aged
030203 arthritis & rheumatology
Clinical Audit
Primary Health Care
business.industry
medicine.disease
Uric Acid
030104 developmental biology
Colchicine
business
New Zealand
Zdroj: Australian Journal of General Practice. 48:631-637
ISSN: 2208-794X
Popis: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this project was to determine the effects of a package of care for gout in primary care. METHOD An audit of gout management in a single rural medical practice was undertaken before (in 2012) and after (in 2015) the introduction of the package of care reflecting guidelines in gout management. RESULTS There was a statistically significant increase in the number of individuals commenced on allopurinol ≤100 mg/d and a decrease in the number commenced on allopurinol ≥200 mg/d (P
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