Dr James Prior j.a.prior@keele.ac.uk
Diagnostic delay for giant cell arteritis – a systematic review and meta-analysis
Prior, James A.; Ranjbar, Hoda; Belcher, John; Mackie, Sarah L.; Helliwell, Toby; Liddle, Jennifer; Mallen, Christian D.
Authors
Hoda Ranjbar
John Belcher j.belcher@keele.ac.uk
Sarah L. Mackie
Toby Helliwell t.helliwell@keele.ac.uk
Jennifer Liddle
Christian Mallen c.d.mallen@keele.ac.uk
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Giant cell arteritis (GCA), if untreated, can lead to blindness and stroke. The study's objectives were to (1) determine a new evidence-based benchmark of the extent of diagnostic delay for GCA and (2) examine the role of GCA-specific characteristics on diagnostic delay. METHODS: Medical literature databases were searched from inception to November 2015. Articles were included if reporting a time-period of diagnostic delay between onset of GCA symptoms and diagnosis. Two reviewers assessed the quality of the final articles and extracted data from these. Random-effects meta-analysis was used to pool the mean time-period (95% confidence interval (CI)) between GCA symptom onset and diagnosis, and the delay observed for GCA-specific characteristics. Heterogeneity was assessed by I (2) and by 95% prediction interval (PI). RESULTS: Of 4128 articles initially identified, 16 provided data for meta-analysis. Mean diagnostic delay was 9.0 weeks (95% CI, 6.5 to 11.4) between symptom onset and GCA diagnosis (I (2)?=?96.0%; P?<?0.001; 95% PI, 0 to 19.2 weeks). Patients with a cranial presentation of GCA received a diagnosis after 7.7 (95% CI, 2.7 to 12.8) weeks (I (2)?=?98.4%; P?<?0.001; 95% PI, 0 to 27.6 weeks) and those with non-cranial GCA after 17.6 (95% CI, 9.7 to 25.5) weeks (I (2)?=?96.6%; P?<?0.001; 95% PI, 0 to 46.1 weeks). CONCLUSIONS: The mean delay from symptom onset to GCA diagnosis was 9 weeks, or longer when cranial symptoms were absent. Our research provides an evidence-based benchmark for diagnostic delay of GCA and supports the need for improved public awareness and fast-track diagnostic pathways.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 9, 2017 |
Publication Date | 2017-06 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 28, 2024 |
Journal | BMC Medicine |
Electronic ISSN | 1741-7015 |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 15 |
Article Number | 120 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0871-z |
Keywords | diagnostic delay, giant cell arteritis, meta-analysis, systematic review |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0871-z |
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