A clinical practice guideline for the screening and assessment of enthesitis in patients with spondyloarthritis

Gu, JR (通讯作者),Sun Yat Sen Univ, Affiliated Hosp 3, Dept Rheumatol, Guangzhou, Peoples R China.;Yang, KH (通讯作者),Lanzhou Univ, Evidence Based Med Ctr, Sch Basic Med Sci, Lanzhou, Peoples R China.
2022
ObjectiveThe aim of this review is to provide guidance on the selection of approaches to the screening and assessment of enthesitis in patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA). MethodsTwenty-four questions regarding the approaches to the screening and assessment of enthesitis and the implementation details were devised, followed by a systemic literature review. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation methodology was employed in the development of this guideline, with modifications to evaluate non-interventional approaches under comprehensive consideration of costs, accessibility, and evidence strength. A consensus from the voting panel was required for the inclusion of the final recommendations and the strength of each recommendation. ResultsSeventeen recommendations (including five strong recommendations) were included in this guideline. The voting panel expressed unequivocal support for the necessity of screening and assessment of enthesitis in patients with SpA. It was agreed unanimously that symptom evaluation and physical examination should serve as the initial steps to the recognition of enthesitis, whereas Maastricht Ankylosing Spondylitis Enthesitis Score is a reliable tool in both clinical trials and daily medical practice. Ultrasound examination is another reliable tool, with power Doppler ultrasound as an informative addition. Notwithstanding its high resolution, MRI is limited by the costs and relatively low accessibility, whereas radiographs had low sensitivity and therefore should be rendered obsolete in the assessment of enthesitis. PET/CT was strongly opposed in the detection of enthesitis. ConclusionThis guideline provides clinicians with information regarding the screening and assessment of enthesitis in patients with SpA. However, this guideline does not intend on dictating choices, and the ultimate decisions should be made in light of the actual circumstances of the facilities.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
卷号:13
ISSN:1664-3224|收录类别:SCIE
DOI
10.3389/fimmu.2022.978504
来源机构
Sun Yat Sen University; Lanzhou University; Sun Yat Sen University; Sun Yat Sen University; Sun Yat Sen University; Sun Yat Sen University; Kunming Medical University; Sun Yat Sen University; Air Force Military Medical University; Hainan Medical University; China Medical University; Zhengzhou University; Jinan University; Guangzhou Medical University; Sun Yat Sen University; University of Hong Kong; Naval Medical University; Beijing Hospital; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences - Peking Union Medical College; Fujian Provincial Hospital; Sun Yat Sen University; Ningxia Medical University; Sun Yat Sen University
出版年
2022
资助信息
Funding This work was supported by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81871294); the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province, China (2019B030316004); Guangdong Clinical Research Center of Immune diseases (2020B1111170008).
语种
英语
WOS学科分类
Immunology
被引频次(WOS)
0
180天使用计数
9
2013以来使用计数
9
被引更新日期
2023-02-19
关联机构
兰州大学循证社会科学中心
关键词
spondyloarthritis enthesitis screening ultrasound magnetic resonance imaging
资助机构
National Natural Science Foundation of China Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province, China Guangdong Clinical Research Center of Immune diseases [81871294] [2019B030316004] [2020B1111170008]