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ArticleBMC rheumatology2019

Management of Inflammatory Arthritis in pregnancy: a National Cross-Sectional Survey of Canadian rheumatologists.

Mary A De Vera, Corisande Baldwin, Nicole W Tsao, Alyssa Howren, Glen S Hazlewood, Nevena Rebić, Stephanie Ensworth

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Article in BMC rheumatology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mary A De Vera1University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, BC Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2205-2683
Corisande Baldwin4Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada.
Nicole W Tsao1University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, BC Canada.
Alyssa Howren1University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, BC Canada.
Glen S Hazlewood2Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC Canada.
Nevena Rebić1University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, BC Canada.
Stephanie Ensworth4Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada.
University of British Columbia · CAUniversity of Calgary · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWith improved therapies and management, more women with inflammatory arthritides (IA) are considering pregnancy. Our objective was to survey rheumatologists across Canada about their IA management in pregnancy to identify practice patterns and knowledge gaps.

methodsWe administered an online survey with questions regarding medications for IA treatment including conventional synthetic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) and biologics/small molecules in planned and unplanned pregnancies. Email invitations were sent to members of the Canadian Rheumatology Association. We calculated responses frequencies and a priori set a cut-off of ≥75% to define consensus.

resultsNinety rheumatologists participated in the survey (20% participation rate); 57% have been practicing for > 10 years, 32% for ≤10 years, and 11% in training. There was consensus on discontinuation of 4 csDMARDs - cyclophosphamide (100%), leflunomide (98%), methotrexate (96%), and mycophenolate mofetil (89%) - in planned pregnancies but varied responses on when to discontinue them or what to do in unplanned pregnancies. Respondents agreed that 3 csDMARDs - azathioprine (84%), hydroxychloroquine (95%), and sulfasalazine (77%) - were safe to continue in planned and unplanned pregnancies. There was consensus with use of 4 biologics - adalimumab (81%), certolizumab (80%), etanercept (83%), and infliximab (76%) - in planned pregnancies but uncertainty on when they should be discontinued and their use in unplanned pregnancies.

conclusionsThis national survey shows consensus among rheumatologists on the use of some csDMARDs and biologics/small molecules in IA patients planning pregnancy but varied knowledge on when to discontinue and what to do in unplanned pregnancies.

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Inflammatory arthritisPregnancyRheumatic diseasesSurvey

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