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Clinical evaluation of bleeds and response to haemostatic treatment in patients with acquired haemophilia: A global expert consensus statement
Author(s) -
Tiede Andreas,
Giangrande Paul,
Teitel Jerome,
Amano Kagehiro,
Benson Gary,
Nemes László,
JiménezYuste Victor,
d'Oiron Roseline,
Benchikh El Fegoun Soraya,
Kessler Craig M.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
haemophilia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.213
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1365-2516
pISSN - 1351-8216
DOI - 10.1111/hae.13844
Subject(s) - medicine , delphi method , haemophilia , population , severe bleeding , medline , family medicine , pediatrics , surgery , statistics , mathematics , environmental health , political science , law
Abstract Background Acquired haemophilia (AH) is a rare bleeding disorder with significant morbidity and mortality. Most patients initially present to physicians without experience of the disease, delaying diagnosis and potentially worsening outcomes. Existing guidance in AH is limited to clinical opinion of few experts and does not address monitoring bleeds in specific anatomical locations. Aim Derive consensus from a large sample of experts around the world in monitoring bleeding patients with AH. Methods Using the Delphi methodology, a structured survey, designed to derive consensus on how to monitor bleeding patients with AH, was developed by a steering committee for completion by a group of haematologists with an interest in AH. Consensus was defined as ≥75% agreement with a given survey statement. After three rounds of survey refinement, a final list of consensus statements was compiled. Results Thirty‐six global specialists in AH participated. The participants spanned 20 countries and had treated a median of 12.0 (range, 1‐50) patients with AH within the preceding 5 years. Consensus was achieved in all items after three survey rounds. In addition to statements on general management of bleeding patients, consensus statements in the following areas were presented: urinary tract, gastrointestinal tract, muscles, skin, joints, nose, pharynx, mouth, intracranial and postpartum. Conclusions Here, we present consensus statements derived from a broad sample of global specialists to address monitoring of location‐specific bleeds and evaluating efficacy of bleeding treatment in patients with AH. These statements could be applied in practice by treating physicians and validated by individual population surveys.