Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of adverse events of diagnostic arthrocentesis in patients with possible gout.
METHODS: Consecutive patients underwent arthrocentesis and were evaluated at 6 weeks to determine adverse events. The 95% CI were obtained by bootstrapping.
RESULTS: Arthrocentesis was performed in 910 patients, and 887 (97.5%) were evaluated for adverse events. Any adverse event was observed in 12 participants (1.4%, 95% CI 0.6-2.1). There was 1 case (0.1%, 95% CI 0-0.34) of septic arthritis.
CONCLUSIONS: Diagnostic arthrocentesis is associated with a low frequency of adverse events. Septic arthritis rarely occurs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 150-3 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Rheumatology |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2016 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Age Distribution
- Aged
- Arthritis, Gouty
- Arthrocentesis
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Cohort Studies
- Confidence Intervals
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Gout
- Humans
- Incidence
- Male
- Middle Aged
- New Zealand
- Patient Safety
- Poisson Distribution
- Risk Assessment
- Severity of Illness Index
- Sex Distribution
- Journal Article
- Multicenter Study
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't