Podcast 775: Olecranon Bursitis

<p><strong>Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD</strong></p> <p><strong>Educational Pearls:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Olecranon bursitis refers to inflammation in the bursa of the elbow and can be due to infection or trauma</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recent study examined treating suspected septic olecranon bursitis with antibiotics versus drainage</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">About 90% of the patients treated with antibiotic therapy for this issue did not require subsequent drainage or hospitalization for intravenous antibiotics</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Consider treating suspected olecranon bursitis with antibiotic therapy and good return precautions rather than defaulting to drainage</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>References</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Beyde A, Thomas AL, Colbenson KM, et al. Efficacy of empiric antibiotic management of septic olecranon bursitis without bursal aspiration in emergency department patients. Acad Emerg Med. 2022;29(1):6-14. doi:10.1111/acem.14406</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Summarized by John Spartz, MS4 | Edited by Erik Verzemnieks, MD</span></em></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Emergency Medical Minute is excited to announce that we are now offering</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">AMA PRA Category 1 credits™</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">via online course modules. To access these and for more information, visit our website at</span> <a href= "https://emergencymedicalminute.org/cme-courses/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://emergencymedicalminute.org/cme-courses/</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and create an account. </span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=6bIZ91UwjZALMiRLAEcQYYPHyLILwbivQwgtGl3JzaB6oGAQK1B2nrG