Patient care standards for primary mitochondrial disease in Australia: an Australian adaptation of the Mitochondrial Medicine Society recommendations
Carolyn M. Sue, Shanti Balasubramaniam, Drago Bratkovic, Catherine M Bonifant, John Christodoulou, David Coman, Karen Crawley, Fabienne Edema‐Hildebrand, Carolyn Ellaway, Roula Ghaoui, Maina Kava, Lisa S. Kearns, Joy Lee, Christina Liang, David A. Mackey, Séan Murray, Merrilee Needham, Rocío Rius, Jacqui Russell, Nicholas Smith, Dominic Thyagarajan, Christine Wools
Abstract
This document provides consensus-based recommendations for general physicians and primary care physicians who diagnose and manage patients with mitochondrial diseases (MD). It builds on previous international guidelines, with particular emphasis on clinical management in the Australian setting. This statement was prepared by a working group of medical practitioners, nurses and allied health professionals with clinical expertise and experience in managing Australian patients with MD. As new treatments and management plans emerge, these consensus-based recommendations will continue to evolve, but current standards of care are summarised in this document.