Table 2 Investigations and regimens of pharmacological therapy for management of GF at EDs
From: Quality of gout care in the emergency departments: a multicentre study
Items | Acute management in EDs N (%) (N = 632) | Home medications N (%) (N = 585) |
|---|---|---|
Investigations | ||
 - Complete blood count | 265 (41.9) | NA |
 - Renal function test | 302 (47.8) | NA |
 - Serum uric acid level | 219 (34.7) | NA |
 - Radiographic examination (plain film) | 144 (22.8) | NA |
Prescribed pharmacological therapies for management of GF | ||
 - Yes | 628 (99.4) | 519 (88.7) |
 - No | 4 (0.6) | 66 (11.3) |
Monotherapy | (n = 628) | (n = 519) |
 - Colchicine | 167 (26.6) | 186 (35.8) |
 - NSAIDs | 95 (15.1) | 76 (14.6) |
 - Corticosteroids | 51 (8.1) | 40 (7.7) |
 - Other analgesics or opiate analgesic | 42 (6.7) | 5 (1.0) |
Combination therapy | (n = 628) | (n = 519) |
 - NSAIDs plus colchicine | 233 (37.1) | 193 (37.2) |
 - NSAIDs plus corticosteroids | 10 (1.6) | 4 (0.8) |
 - Colchicine plus corticosteroids | 25 (4.0) | 12 (2.3) |
 - NSAIDs and colchicine plus corticosteroids | 5 (0.8) | 3 (0.6) |