Background: For the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection, real evidence-based guidelines to aid clinicians in choosing the most accurate diagnostic strategy are lacking. Aim and Methods: To address this need, we performed a multidisciplinary systematic review of relevant nuclear medicine, radiological, orthopaedic, infectious, and microbiological literature to define the diagnostic accuracy of each diagnostic technique and to address and provide evidence-based answers on uniform statements for each topic that was found to be important to develop a commonly agreed upon diagnostic flowchart. Results and Conclusion: The approach used to prepare this set of multidisciplinary guidelines was to define statements of interest and follow the procedure indicated by the Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine (OCEBM).
Consensus document for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections: a joint paper by the EANM, EBJIS, and ESR (with ESCMID endorsement) / A. Signore, L.M. Sconfienza, O. Borens, A.W.J.M. Glaudemans, V. Casar-Pullicino, A. Trampuz, H. Winkler, O. Gheysens, F.M.H.M. Vanhoenacker, N. Petrosillo, P.C. Jutte. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING. - ISSN 1619-7070. - (2019 Jan 26). [Epub ahead of print]
Titolo: | Consensus document for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections: a joint paper by the EANM, EBJIS, and ESR (with ESCMID endorsement) |
Autori: | SCONFIENZA, LUCA MARIA (Secondo) |
Parole Chiave: | Guideline; Imaging; Infection diagnosis; Prosthetic joint infection |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore MED/36 - Diagnostica per Immagini e Radioterapia |
Data di pubblicazione: | 26-gen-2019 |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00259-019-4263-9 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |
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