TY - JOUR
T1 - An international SUrvey on non-iNvaSive tecHniques to assess the mIcrocirculation in patients with RayNaud’s phEnomenon (SUNSHINE survey)
AU - Ingegnoli, Francesca
AU - Ughi, Nicola
AU - Dinsdale, Graham
AU - Orenti, Annalisa
AU - Boracchi, Patrizia
AU - Allanore, Yannick
AU - Foeldvari, Ivan
AU - Sulli, Alberto
AU - Cutolo, Maurizio
AU - Smith, Vanessa
AU - Herrick, Ariane L.
AU - Hij, Adrian
AU - Sulli, Alberto
AU - Nitsche, Alejandro
AU - Vacca, Alessandra
AU - Balbir-Gurman, Alexandra
AU - Abdessemed, Amina
AU - Vargas, Angelica
AU - Valenzuela, Antonia
AU - Makol, Ashima
AU - Baranauskaite, Asta
AU - Derfalvi, Beata
AU - Serrano Benavente, Belén
AU - Sozeri, Betul
AU - Bica, Blanca E.
AU - Stamenkovic, Bojana
AU - Mihai, Carina
AU - Chizzolini, Carlo
AU - Abud Mendoza, Carlos
AU - de la Puente, Carlos
AU - von Muhlen, Carlos
AU - Bertolazzi, Chiara
AU - Pain, Clare
AU - Ickinger, Claudia
AU - Ancuta, Codrina
AU - Sunderkotter, Cord
AU - Kayser, Cristiane
AU - de Araujo, Daniel B.
AU - Launay, David
AU - Khanna, Dinesh
AU - Krasowska, Dorota
AU - Veale, Douglas
AU - Kaliterna, Dušanka M.
AU - Rosato, Edoardo
AU - de Langhe, Ellen
AU - Hachulla, Eric
AU - Naredo, Esperanza
AU - Loyo, Esthela
AU - Alvarez Hernández, Everardo
AU - Hughes, Michael
AU - The Eular Study Group On Microcirculation In Rheumaticdiseases
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - To canvas opinion concerning the role of non-invasive techniques in the assessment of patients with Raynaud’s phenomenon (Rp) in clinical and research settings: four nailfold capillaroscopy methods [videocapillaroscopy (NVC), dermoscopy, stereomicroscopy, digital USB microscopy], four laser Doppler methods (laser Doppler flowmetry, imaging, anemometry/velocimetry, laser speckle contrast analysis), thermographic imaging, and upper limb arterial Doppler ultrasound. Emails with a link to the survey were sent to physicians from the European Scleroderma Trials and Research group (EUSTAR), the EULAR Study Group on Microcirculation in Rheumatic Diseases (SG_MC/RD) and members of the pediatric rheumatology Email board. The main descriptive analysis related to physicians looking after adult patients, with some analysis also of opinions from paediatric rheumatologists. 106 ‘adult physicians’ responded (a response rate of 25.8%), of whom 68.9% were European, and 81.1% practising for more than 10 years. Nineteen paediatricians responded. The most widely available technique was NVC (72.7%). Nailfold capillaroscopy was most frequently performed by the physician him/herself, using different types of equipment relating to availability. Most rheumatologists reported high levels of appropriateness for NVC in both clinical and research settings for global assessment and differential diagnosis of Rp. Other techniques were less used. Of all the different techniques, nailfold capillaroscopy was the one most used in both clinical and research settings by adult physicians, the majority of whom use NVC in their everyday practice. The low proportion of clinicians using other techniques suggests that these are currently mainly research tools, available only in specialist centres.
AB - To canvas opinion concerning the role of non-invasive techniques in the assessment of patients with Raynaud’s phenomenon (Rp) in clinical and research settings: four nailfold capillaroscopy methods [videocapillaroscopy (NVC), dermoscopy, stereomicroscopy, digital USB microscopy], four laser Doppler methods (laser Doppler flowmetry, imaging, anemometry/velocimetry, laser speckle contrast analysis), thermographic imaging, and upper limb arterial Doppler ultrasound. Emails with a link to the survey were sent to physicians from the European Scleroderma Trials and Research group (EUSTAR), the EULAR Study Group on Microcirculation in Rheumatic Diseases (SG_MC/RD) and members of the pediatric rheumatology Email board. The main descriptive analysis related to physicians looking after adult patients, with some analysis also of opinions from paediatric rheumatologists. 106 ‘adult physicians’ responded (a response rate of 25.8%), of whom 68.9% were European, and 81.1% practising for more than 10 years. Nineteen paediatricians responded. The most widely available technique was NVC (72.7%). Nailfold capillaroscopy was most frequently performed by the physician him/herself, using different types of equipment relating to availability. Most rheumatologists reported high levels of appropriateness for NVC in both clinical and research settings for global assessment and differential diagnosis of Rp. Other techniques were less used. Of all the different techniques, nailfold capillaroscopy was the one most used in both clinical and research settings by adult physicians, the majority of whom use NVC in their everyday practice. The low proportion of clinicians using other techniques suggests that these are currently mainly research tools, available only in specialist centres.
KW - Anemometry/velocimetry
KW - Connective tissue disease
KW - Dermoscopy
KW - Laser Doppler flowmetry
KW - Laser Doppler imaging
KW - Laser speckle contrast analysis
KW - Nailfold capillaroscopy
KW - Raynaud’s phenomenon
KW - Systemic sclerosis
KW - Thermographic imaging
KW - Upper limb arterial Doppler ultrasound
KW - Videocapillaroscopy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85029047814&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s00296-017-3808-0
DO - 10.1007/s00296-017-3808-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85029047814
VL - 37
SP - 1879
EP - 1890
JO - Rheumatology International
JF - Rheumatology International
SN - 0172-8172
IS - 11
ER -