TY - JOUR T1 - Surgery in patients receiving anti-tumour necrosis factor α treatment in rheumatoid arthritis: an observational study on 50 surgical procedures JF - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases JO - Ann Rheum Dis SP - 1378 LP - 1379 DO - 10.1136/ard.2005.037762 VL - 64 IS - 9 AU - D Wendling AU - J-C Balblanc AU - A Brousse AU - A Lohse AU - G Lehuede AU - P Garbuio AU - E Toussirot AU - B Auge AU - D Jacques Y1 - 2005/09/01 UR - http://ard.bmj.com/content/64/9/1378.abstract N2 - Currently, little information is available about the interaction between anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) treatment and surgery.1 In an attempt to evaluate the relative safety of anti-TNF and its impact on the course of disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) undergoing surgery, we included in a retrospective study all such patients followed up in a regional network. The network allows close follow up as the patients regularly renew their prescription at the hospital. Surgical outcomes focused on infection and other complications together with the postoperative impact on RA disease activity. A flare of RA was defined as an increase in the joint count and global assessment of >20%. Fifty surgical procedures were recorded … ER -