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

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

Background and objective: The aim of this project was to determine the effects of a package of care for gout in primary care. Methods: 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...

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Veröffentlicht in:Australian journal of general practice 2019-09, Vol.48 (9), p.631-637
Hauptverfasser: Stamp, Lisa K, Chapman, Peter, Hudson, Ben, Frampton, Christopher, Hamilton, Greg, Judd, Andrea
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Sprache:eng
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Comorbidity
Gout
Outcome assessment (Medical care)
Practice
Primary care (Medicine)
Treatment
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Zusammenfassung:Background and objective: The aim of this project was to determine the effects of a package of care for gout in primary care. Methods: 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 =200 mg/d ('P'
ISSN:2208-7958
2208-794X
2208-7958
DOI:10.31128/AJGP-04-19-4909