The Malmö–Klaipeda WFH twinning programme: a comparative description of the Haemophilia cohorts
- 1 March 1998
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in Haemophilia
- Vol. 4 (2) , 79-82
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2516.1998.00169.x
Abstract
In 1994, the Malmö–Klaipeda twinning programme was approved by the World Federation of Hemophilia. One of the first steps in the collaboration has been to set up a registry of the Haemophilia patients in the Klaipeda area. In order to collect important clinical data the patients have been examined jointly by experts on Haemophilia from the two centres. Seventeen out of 25 patients with severe Haemophilia known at the Klaipeda centre were examined and compared to a matched cohort of patients from the Malmö centre. The main differences between the cohorts were that home treatment was not available to the Klaipeda patients, they received less treatment in general, had higher joint scores and more frequent bleeds. The pattern of transmission of blood-borne virus was very similar, with a high prevalence of hepatitis C antibodies. We conclude that the twinning programme between Malmö and Klaipeda has resulted in several achievements, including training of staff and a necessary inventory of the patients. This should not only form a suitable platform for the future development of Haemophilia care in Lithuania, but could also serve as an example for liaisons between other Haemophilia centres.Keywords
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