Identifying relevant determinants of in-hospital time to diagnosis for ANCA-associated vasculitis patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Diagnosing patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) can be challenging owing to its rarity and complexity. Diagnostic delay can have severe consequences, such as chronic organ damage or even death. Given that few studies have addressed diagnostic pathways to identify opportunities to improve, we performed a clinical audit to evaluate the diagnostic phase.

Methods

This retrospective, observational study of electronic medical records data in hospitals focused on diagnostic procedures during the first assessment until diagnosis.

Results

We included 230 AAV patients from nine hospitals. First assessments were mainly performed by a specialist in internal medicine (52%), pulmonology (14%), ENT (13%) or rheumatology (10%). The overall median time to diagnosi

SUBMITTER: Dirikgil E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9245319 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature