Linked Life Data

15517301

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/15517301

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-11-1
pubmed:abstractText
Our aim was to analyze the existing body of evidence about inpatient care of patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The report was induced by the executive board of the German Society of Rheumatology which assigned the "Oliver-Sangha committee" to dissect and point out the tasks of inpatient care during the next few years. A systemic search of the literature was performed covering the years 1966 to 2001. A total of 16 studies were selected and thoroughly appraised in a systematic way. Four randomized controlled trials addressing the question could be identified. All of them included only patients in a clinical condition allowing outpatient care as well. Two studies indicate some advantage of inpatient care in comparison to outpatient treatment. Two studies, both equivalence studies from design, reveal that RA patients do not generally experience additional benefit from hospitalization. Consideration of two additional cohort studies demonstrates the increased need of inpatient care in RA patients. None of the studies was derived from the German health care system. Emergency cases were not the subject of any of these trials. General statements about the value of inpatient care of RA patients can not be drawn from the analyzed studies. The committee makes suggestions for future investigations that may help to answer this important question considering the special circumstances of the German health care system.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0340-1855
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
402-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
[Value of inpatient care in rheumatoid arthritis-an evidence based report].
pubmed:affiliation
Klinik für Nephrologie und Rheumatologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. schneider@rheumanet.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, English Abstract, Review