P204 An evaluation of a daily fast-track diagnostic ultrasound service for patients with suspected new onset giant cell arteritis during the COVID-19 pandemic

Background/Aims COVID-19 has reinforced the necessity for a faster and more accurate diagnostic pathway for suspected giant cell arteritis (GCA) patients so that unnecessary use of glucocorticoids can be avoided/minimised. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we replaced a twice weekly service with a 5 day per week ultrasound-based fast-track pathway within a secondary/tertiary hospital. The aim was to determine the impact of a more frequent diagnostic...