The Impact of Changes in Clinical Guideline on Practice Patterns and Healthcare Utilizations for Kawasaki Disease in Japan

• Main Authors: Yusuke Okubo (Author), Masaru Miura (Author), Tohru Kobayashi (Author), Naho Morisaki (Author), Nobuaki Michihata (Author), Hiroki Matsui (Author), Kiyohide Fushimi (Author), Hideo Yasunaga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Previous studies showed the efficacy of glucocorticoids on prevention of coronary artery lesions (CAL) among Kawasaki disease (KD) patients, and clinical guideline for KD in Japan was changed regarding glucocorticoid use in 2012. However, little is known regarding how the guideline change...