Treatment of septic arthritis: comparison of needle aspiration and surgery as initial modes of joint drainage.
Surgery and needle aspiraton have been evaluated as initial modes of drainage in 59 patients with acute septic arthritis. Full recovery was noted in 42% treated surgically at the outset. On the other hand, 67% of those treated by needle aspiration recovered without sequelae, despite the greater prevalence in this group of adverse host factor-eg, serious underlying illness, concommitant extraarticular infection, prior arthritis in the infected joint, and recent antibiotic or immunosuppressive therapy.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D001831:Body Temperature; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000601:surgery*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents