Recommendations by the Spanish Society of Rheumatology on Fibromyalgia. Part 1: Diagnosis and treatment

To prevent the impairment of fibromyalgia patients due to harmful actions in daily clinical practice that are potentially avoidable. A multidisciplinary team identified the main areas of interest and carried out an analysis of scientific evidence and established recommendations based on the evidence...

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Published in:Reumatología clinica (Barcelona) Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 131 - 140
Main Authors: Rivera Redondo, Javier, Díaz del Campo Fontecha, Petra, Alegre de Miquel, Cayetano, Almirall Bernabé, Miriam, Casanueva Fernández, Benigno, Castillo Ojeda, Cristina, Collado Cruz, Antonio, Montesó-Curto, Pilar, Palao Tarrero, Ángela, Trillo Calvo, Eva, Vallejo Pareja, Miguel Ángel, Brito García, Noé, Merino Argumánez, Carol, Plana Farras, M. Nieves
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Spain Elsevier España, S.L.U 01-03-2022
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Summary:To prevent the impairment of fibromyalgia patients due to harmful actions in daily clinical practice that are potentially avoidable. A multidisciplinary team identified the main areas of interest and carried out an analysis of scientific evidence and established recommendations based on the evidence and “formal evaluation” or “reasoned judgment” qualitative analysis techniques. A total of 39 recommendations address diagnosis, unsafe or ineffective treatment interventions and patient and healthcare workers’ education. This part I shows the first 27 recommendations on the first 2 areas. Establishing a diagnosis improves the patient's coping with the disease and reduces healthcare costs. NSAIDs, strong opioids and benzodiazepines should be avoided due to side effects. There is no good evidence to justify the association of several drugs. There is also no good evidence to recommend any complementary medicine. Surgeries show a greater number of complications and a lower degree of patient satisfaction and therefore should be avoided if the surgical indication is not clearly established. Evitar el deterioro de los pacientes con fibromialgia por actuaciones perjudiciales en la práctica clínica potencialmente evitables. Un panel multidisciplinar de expertos identificó las áreas claves, analizó la evidencia científica y formuló las recomendaciones a partir de esta evidencia y de técnicas cualitativas de “evaluación formal” o “juicio razonado”. Se han elaborado 39 recomendaciones sobre diagnóstico, tratamientos no eficaces ni seguros, educación del paciente y formación del profesional. En esta parte I se reflejan las 27 primeras, referidas a las 2 primeras áreas. Establecer el diagnóstico mejora el afrontamiento del paciente y reduce los costes sanitarios. Se deben evitar AINE, opioides mayores y benzodiacepinas por los efectos adversos. No existe una evidencia sólida que justifique la asociación de fármacos. Tampoco existe una buena evidencia para recomendar ningún tipo de terapia complementaria. Las cirugías muestran más complicaciones y un grado de satisfacción menor por el paciente por lo que deben evitarse si la indicación no está claramente establecida.
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ISSN:2173-5743
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DOI:10.1016/j.reumae.2021.02.002