EULAR provisional recommendations for the management of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases in the context of SARS-CoV-2

Landewé, R. B.M. et al. (2020) EULAR provisional recommendations for the management of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases in the context of SARS-CoV-2. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 79(7), pp. 851-858. (doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217877) (PMID:32503854)

Abstract

The provisional EULAR recommendations address several aspects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus, and the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 and are meant for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) and their caregivers. A task force of 20 members was convened by EULAR that met several times by videoconferencing in April 2020. The task force finally agreed on five overarching principles and 13 recommendations covering four generic themes: (1) General measures and prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection. (2) The management of RMD when local measures of social distancing are in effect. (3) The management of COVID-19 in the context of RMD. (4) The prevention of infections other than SARS-CoV-2. EULAR considers this set of recommendations as a 'living document' and a starting point, which will be updated as soon as promising new developments with potential impact on the care of patients with RMD become available.

• Item Type: Articles
• Keywords: Antirheumatic agents, epidemiology, health services research, patient care team, quality indicators, health care.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: McInnes, Professor Iain
• Authors: Landewé, R. B.M., Machado, P. M., Kroon, F., Bijlsma, H. W.J., Burmester, G. R., Carmona, L., Combe, B., Galli, M., Gossec, L., Iagnocco, A., Isaacs, J. D., Mariette, X., McInnes, I., Mueller-Ladner, U., Openshaw, P., Smolen, J. S., Stamm, T. A., Wiek, D., and Schulze-Koops, H.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity
• Research Centre: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity > Centre for Immunobiology
• Journal Name: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• ISSN: 0003-4967
• ISSN (Online): 1468-2060
• Published Online: 05 June 2020
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2020 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 79(7): 851-858
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy