Rheumatology
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: To examine adherence to validated quality indicators assessing the quality of allopurinol use in the treatment of gout and asymptomatic hyperuricaemia. ⋯ One-quarter to one-half of all patients eligible for at least one of the validated quality of care indicators were subject to possible allopurinol prescribing error, suggesting that inappropriate prescribing practices are widespread with this agent. Future interventions aimed at reducing inappropriate allopurinol use are needed and should be targeted towards high-risk groups, including older men and those receiving multiple concomitant medications.
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To investigate patients' experiences of outcome from a total knee replacement (TKR). ⋯ Individuals reported their outcome from TKR as good despite the continued experience of pain and immobility. Although TKR has been shown to be a highly effective procedure using quantitative methods, they may need to be qualified by these qualitative findings.