Table 2

Delphi 3 Responses

PROBLEM-TREATMENT
MEAN
MEDIAN
CONFIDENCE INTERVAL AROUND MEDIAN (α = 0.05)







Lower Limit
Upper Limit

Uveitis (JRA, sarcoid, or idiopathic) unresponsive to MTX treated with infliximab
2.86
2
1
3
Systemic onset JRA treated with anakinra
3.68
3
3
4
Pediatric SLE treated with MMF
4.15
4
3
5
JDM unresponsive to prednisone and DMARDS treated with etanercept
4.59
4
4
6
Systemic onset JRA treated with thalidomide
4.28
5
3
5
Thrombocytopenia unresponsive to standard therapy in SLE treated with rituximab
4.57
5
4
5
Localized Scleroderma treated with steroids and MTX
4.88
5
4
6
Pauci-articular JRA with uveitis, with early treatment
6.97
8
8
8

JRA: Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

MTX: Methotrexate

SLE: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

MMF: Mycophenolate mofetil

JDM: Juvenile Dermatomyositis

DMARDS: Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs

Ota et al. Pediatric Rheumatology 2008 6:5   doi:10.1186/1546-0096-6-5