SEPTIC OLECRANON BURSITIS

I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR SEPTIC OLECRANON BURSITIS 

BUT I WON’T TAP THAT

SGEM#358 - By admin - January 29, 2022

• CLINICAL QUESTION: WHAT IS THE EFFICACY AND OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH EMPIRIC ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY, WITHOUT ASPIRATION, FOR SEPTIC OLECRANON BURSITIS?
• KEY RESULTS: MOST PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED SEPTIC OLECRANON BURSITIS HAD AN UNCOMPLICATED RESOLUTION OF THEIR BURSITIS.
• SGEM BOTTOM LINE: ANTIBIOTICS WITHOUT ASPIRATION SEEMS SAFE AND MAY BE AN EFFECTIVE METHOD OF TREATMENT FOR SUSPECTED SEPTIC OLECRANON BURSITIS.