RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Diagnostic Arthrocentesis for Suspicion of Gout Is Safe and Well Tolerated
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 150
OP 153
DO 10.3899/jrheum.150684
VO 43
IS 1
A1 William J. Taylor
A1 Jaap Fransen
A1 Nicola Dalbeth
A1 Tuhina Neogi
A1 H. Ralph Schumacher
A1 Melanie Brown
A1 Worawit Louthrenoo
A1 Janitzia Vazquez-Mellado
A1 Maxim Eliseev
A1 Geraldine McCarthy
A1 Lisa K. Stamp
A1 Fernando Perez-Ruiz
A1 Francisca Sivera
A1 Hang-Korng Ea
A1 Martijn Gerritsen
A1 Carlo A. Scire
A1 Lorenzo Cavagna
A1 Chingtsai Lin
A1 Yin-Yi Chou
A1 Anne-Kathrin Tausche
A1 Geraldo da Rocha Castelar-Pinheiro
A1 Matthijs Janssen
A1 Jiunn-Horng Chen
A1 Ole Slot
A1 Marco Cimmino
A1 Till Uhlig
A1 Tim L. Jansen
YR 2016
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/43/1/150.abstract
AB 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.