To canvas opinion concerning the role of non-invasive techniques in the assessment of patients with Raynaud's phenomenon (Rp) in clinical and research settings: four nailfold capillaroscopy methods [videocapillaroscopy (NVC), dermoscopy, stereomicroscopy, digital USB microscopy], four laser Doppler methods (laser Doppler flowmetry, imaging, anemometry/velocimetry, laser speckle contrast analysis), thermographic imaging, and upper limb arterial Doppler ultrasound. Emails with a link to the survey were sent to physicians from the European Scleroderma Trials and Research group (EUSTAR), the EULAR Study Group on Microcirculation in Rheumatic Diseases (SG_MC/RD) and members of the pediatric rheumatology Email board. The main descriptive analysis related to physicians looking after adult patients, with some analysis also of opinions from paediatric rheumatologists. 106 'adult physicians' responded (a response rate of 25.8%), of whom 68.9% were European, and 81.1% practising for more than 10 years. Nineteen paediatricians responded. The most widely available technique was NVC (72.7%). Nailfold capillaroscopy was most frequently performed by the physician him/herself, using different types of equipment relating to availability. Most rheumatologists reported high levels of appropriateness for NVC in both clinical and research settings for global assessment and differential diagnosis of Rp. Other techniques were less used. Of all the different techniques, nailfold capillaroscopy was the one most used in both clinical and research settings by adult physicians, the majority of whom use NVC in their everyday practice. The low proportion of clinicians using other techniques suggests that these are currently mainly research tools, available only in specialist centres.
An international SUrvey on non-iNvaSive tecHniques to assess the mIcrocirculation in patients with RayNaud's phEnomenon (SUNSHINE survey) / F. Ingegnoli, N. Ughi, G. Dinsdale, A. Orenti, P. Boracchi, Y. Allanore, I. Foeldvari, A. Sulli, M. Cutolo, V. Smith, A.L. Herrick, A. Hij, A. Sulli, A. Nitsche, A. Vacca, A. Balbir-Gurman, A. Abdessemed, A. Vargas, A. Valenzuela, A. Makol, A. Baranauskaite, B. Derfalvi, B. Serrano Benavente, B. Sozeri, B.E. Bica, B. Stamenkovic, C. Mihai, C. Chizzolini, C. Abud Mendoza, C. De La Puente, C. Von Muhlen, C. Bertolazzi, C. Pain, C. Ickinger, C. Ancuta, C. Sunderkotter, C. Kayser, D.B. De Araujo, D. Launay, D. Khanna, D. Krasowska, D. Veale, D.M. Kaliterna, E. Rosato, E. De Langhe, E. Hachulla, E. Naredo, E. Loyo, E. Álvarez Hernández, F. Sztajnbok, F. Boin, F.J. Longo, F. Van Den Hoogen, G. Hernandez Molina, G. Riemekasten, G. Szucs, G. Moroncini, H. Fragoso Loyo, H. Dobrev, I. Janta, J. Cracowski, J. Pauling, J. Akikusa, J. Sotoca Fernández, K. Khan Ajaz, K. Solanki, K. Wierzba, K. Romanowska-Próchnicka, K. Rouster Stevens, L. Belloli, L. Lewandowski, L. Santos, L.A. Saketkoo, L. Ananyeva, L. Beretta, M. Michalska Jakubus, M.J. Audisio, M. Milchert, M.J. Molina, F.M.F. Moraes, M.T. Terreri, M. Puszczewicz, M. Barešić, M. Hufnagel, M.N. Mamani, M. Gutierrez, M. Curran, M. Hughes, M. Becker, M. Inanç, M. Petraitis, N. Juan Carlos, N. Fathi, N. Aktay Ayaz, O. Distler, O. Sander, P.N. Ömer, P. García de la Peña Lefebvre, P. Caramaschi, P. Hasler, P. Ostojic, R. Bečvář, R.S.T. Rodríguez, R. Lima, R. Hesselstrand, R. Cimaz, R. Irace, R. Petty, R. De Angelis, R. Dobrota, S. Payne-poff, S. Kubo, S. Guiducci, S. Popa, S. Lambova, S. Stebbings, S. Rednic, S. Yavuz, S. Benseler, T. Shevtsova, T. Daikeler, T. Schmeiser, T. Frech, T. Minier, U. Müller Ladner, U. Walker, V. Riccieri, V. Vilela, W. Hermann, Y. Braun-moscovici, Y. Uziel, Z. Thierry. - In: RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL. - ISSN 0172-8172. - 37:11(2017), pp. 1879-1890.
An international SUrvey on non-iNvaSive tecHniques to assess the mIcrocirculation in patients with RayNaud's phEnomenon (SUNSHINE survey)
F. IngegnoliPrimo
;N. UghiSecondo
;A. Orenti;P. Boracchi;R. Cimaz;
2017
Abstract
To canvas opinion concerning the role of non-invasive techniques in the assessment of patients with Raynaud's phenomenon (Rp) in clinical and research settings: four nailfold capillaroscopy methods [videocapillaroscopy (NVC), dermoscopy, stereomicroscopy, digital USB microscopy], four laser Doppler methods (laser Doppler flowmetry, imaging, anemometry/velocimetry, laser speckle contrast analysis), thermographic imaging, and upper limb arterial Doppler ultrasound. Emails with a link to the survey were sent to physicians from the European Scleroderma Trials and Research group (EUSTAR), the EULAR Study Group on Microcirculation in Rheumatic Diseases (SG_MC/RD) and members of the pediatric rheumatology Email board. The main descriptive analysis related to physicians looking after adult patients, with some analysis also of opinions from paediatric rheumatologists. 106 'adult physicians' responded (a response rate of 25.8%), of whom 68.9% were European, and 81.1% practising for more than 10 years. Nineteen paediatricians responded. The most widely available technique was NVC (72.7%). Nailfold capillaroscopy was most frequently performed by the physician him/herself, using different types of equipment relating to availability. Most rheumatologists reported high levels of appropriateness for NVC in both clinical and research settings for global assessment and differential diagnosis of Rp. Other techniques were less used. Of all the different techniques, nailfold capillaroscopy was the one most used in both clinical and research settings by adult physicians, the majority of whom use NVC in their everyday practice. The low proportion of clinicians using other techniques suggests that these are currently mainly research tools, available only in specialist centres.
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