Society guideline links: Preoperative evaluation and perioperative management of patients with rheumatic diseases

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw".)

United States

●American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS): Guideline for the perioperative management of antirheumatic medication in patients with rheumatic diseases undergoing elective total hip or total knee arthroplasty, update (2022)