Publications by authors named "B Buehring"

The global population is ageing and the rheumatology workforce should be prepared to take care of the inevitable complexities of ageing patients. We can learn from our colleagues and experts in geriatrics about how best to manage multimorbidity, polypharmacy, geriatric syndromes, and shifting priorities of older patients in the context of delivering care for rheumatic diseases. One approach to learning and adopting key ageing constructs within rheumatology practice is to incorporate the established Geriatric 5Ms-principles fundamental to caring for older adults.

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In Germany more than 800,000 osteoporotic fractures occur every year, with severe medical, social and health economic consequences. Nevertheless, as in many other countries there is a large gap in care. Fractures frequently occur in older geriatric patients, who are increasingly being (or should be) treated in geriatric trauma centers.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of switching patients with inflammatory rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases from the original adalimumab (ADA) to its biosimilar ABP501 over 6 months, focusing on comorbidity as a potential factor for stopping treatment.
  • A total of 111 patients were analyzed, with 74.8% continuing ABP after 6 months, while some switched to other treatments or dropped out.
  • The presence of comorbidities, particularly cardiovascular issues, was notable, but results indicated little difference in treatment continuation between patients with and without comorbidities, suggesting that both groups retained the biosimilar treatment similarly.
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