ArticleSeminars in arthritis and rheumatism2018
The nomenclature of the basic disease elements of gout: A content analysis of contemporary medical journals.
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- Pooled it
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- Hyperuricemia predicts adverse clinical outcomes after arthroscopic microfracture of osteochondral lesions of the talus.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2025Article
- Gout, TikTok and misleading information: a content analysis.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2025Article
- Strategies for Medical Device Development: User and Stakeholder Perceptions.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2023Article
- Asymptomatic hyperuricaemia: a silent activator of the innate immune system.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2020Review
- Gout, Hyperuricaemia and Crystal-Associated Disease Network (G-CAN) consensus statement regarding labels and definitions of disease states of gout.Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2019Article
- Gout, Hyperuricemia, and Crystal-Associated Disease Network Consensus Statement Regarding Labels and Definitions for Disease Elements in Gout.Arthritis care & research · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesThere is currently no standardised nomenclature for the basic disease elements of gout. This study aimed to identify these elements and examine how they are labelled in contemporary medical literature.
methodsWe analysed articles from the ten highest ranked general rheumatology journals, and five highest ranked general internal medicine journals (by Impact Factor, according to 2015 Thomson-Reuters Journal Citation Reports), published between 1 January 2012 and 31 January 2017. For each journal, articles relevant to gout and hyperuricaemia were identified by the search terms 'gout' and/or 'urate' and/or 'uric acid' using MEDLINE. Basic disease elements were identified and their labels extracted. Labels designated 'unique' used different words or phrases to describe an element.
resultsA total of 549 articles were analysed. Eleven basic disease elements and 343 unique labels were identified. Labelling was imprecise for most elements. 'An episode of acute inflammation triggered by the presence of pathogenic crystals' was represented by a total of 162 unique labels; 33.6% of articles referring to this element used at least four unique labels. For articles referencing 'the circulating form of the final enzymatic product generated by xanthine oxidase in purine metabolism in humans', the labels 'uric acid' and 'urate' were used with similar frequency (63.0% and 62.5%, respectively), and both labels were used in 25.9% of articles.
conclusionLabelling of the basic disease elements of gout is characterised by imprecision, inaccuracy and lack of clarity. Consensus regarding the nomenclature of these elements is required.
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