TY - JOUR
T1 - Australian guidelines for the management of children with achondroplasia
AU - Tofts, Louise J.
AU - Armstrong, Jennifer A.
AU - Broley, Stephanie
AU - Carroll, Theresa
AU - Ireland, Penelope J.
AU - Koo, Minna
AU - Langdon, Katherine
AU - McGregor, Lesley
AU - McKenzie, Fiona
AU - Mehta, Divyesh
AU - Savarirayan, Ravi
AU - Tate, Tracy
AU - Wesley, Alison
AU - Zankl, Andreas
AU - Jenner, Maree
AU - Eyles, Marta
AU - Pacey, Verity
N1 - Funding Information:
We acknowledge the contribution of Dr Gargi Pathak from Perth Childrens Hospital for the initial concept for the achondroplasia visual graphic used in this publication (Fig. 1). Open access publishing facilitated by Macquarie University, as part of the Wiley - Macquarie University agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Paediatrics and Child Health Division (The Royal Australasian College of Physicians).
PY - 2023/2/1
Y1 - 2023/2/1
N2 - Achondroplasia is the most common form of skeletal dysplasia. In addition to altered growth, children and young people with achondroplasia may experience medical complications, develop and function differently to others and require psychosocial support. International, European and American consensus guidelines have been developed for the management of achondroplasia. The Australian focused guidelines presented here are designed to complement those existing guidelines. They aim to provide core care recommendations for families and clinicians, consolidate key resources for the management of children with achondroplasia, facilitate communication between specialist, local teams and families and support delivery of high-quality care regardless of setting and geographical location. The guidelines include a series of consensus statements, developed using a modified Delphi process. These statements are supported by the best available evidence assessed using the National Health and Medicine Research Council's criteria for Level of Evidence and their Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE). Additionally, age specific guides are presented that focus on the key domains of growth, medical, development, psychosocial and community. The guidelines are intended for use by health professionals and children and young people with achondroplasia and their families living in Australia.
AB - Achondroplasia is the most common form of skeletal dysplasia. In addition to altered growth, children and young people with achondroplasia may experience medical complications, develop and function differently to others and require psychosocial support. International, European and American consensus guidelines have been developed for the management of achondroplasia. The Australian focused guidelines presented here are designed to complement those existing guidelines. They aim to provide core care recommendations for families and clinicians, consolidate key resources for the management of children with achondroplasia, facilitate communication between specialist, local teams and families and support delivery of high-quality care regardless of setting and geographical location. The guidelines include a series of consensus statements, developed using a modified Delphi process. These statements are supported by the best available evidence assessed using the National Health and Medicine Research Council's criteria for Level of Evidence and their Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE). Additionally, age specific guides are presented that focus on the key domains of growth, medical, development, psychosocial and community. The guidelines are intended for use by health professionals and children and young people with achondroplasia and their families living in Australia.
KW - achondroplasia
KW - children
KW - guidelines
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85147183880&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/jpc.16290
DO - 10.1111/jpc.16290
M3 - Article
C2 - 36628540
AN - SCOPUS:85147183880
SN - 1034-4810
VL - 59
SP - 229
EP - 241
JO - Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
JF - Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
IS - 2
ER -