Diagnostic accuracy and trajectories of referrals for gout to rheumatology
Referring providers had reasonably high accuracy in diagnosing gout. Traditional risk factors were associated with concordance with the consultant rheumatologist. Suboptimal gout care likely does not stem at point-of-diagnosis and quality improvement efforts should be focused on mitigating treatment-associated care gaps.
Authors
- Timothy S.H. Kwok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0354-4794)
- Vandana Ahluwalia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9381-553X)
- Tripti Papneja
- Simar S. Bajaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8498-9674)
- Raman Joshi
- Gregory Choy
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- William Osler Health System (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Joint Bone Spine
- Published
- 2025-05-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbspin.2025.105919
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.43