Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Acad Emerg Med
2022
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Ultrasound vs Landmark Guided Medium Sized Joint Arthrocentesis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Arthrocentesis is commonly performed in the emergency department, but success rates vary based on location. Presently, there is a paucity of data assessing the utility of ultrasound-guided (USG) medium-sized joint arthrocentesis. The objective of this study was to compare the success of USG and landmark-guided (LMG) medium-sized joint arthrocentesis. ⋯ Ultrasound guidance improved first-pass and overall successful arthrocentesis of medium-sized joint effusions.