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Jetanalin P, Raksadawan Y, Inboriboon PC. Orthopedic Articular and Periarticular Joint Infections. Emerg Med Clin North Am 2024; 42:249-265. [PMID: 38641390 DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2024.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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Acute nontraumatic joint pain has an extensive differential. Emergency physicians must be adept at identifying limb and potentially life-threatening infection. Chief among these is septic arthritis. In addition to knowing how these joint infections typically present, clinicians need to be aware of host and pathogen factors that can lead to more insidious presentations and how these factors impact the interpretation of diagnostic tests.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pim Jetanalin
- Department Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Illinois at College of Medicine, 818 South Wolcott Avenue, 6th Floor, MC 733, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Weiss Memorial Hospital, Medical Education, 4646 N. Marine Drive, Chicago, IL 60640, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois at College of Medicine, 808 South Wood Street MC 724, Chicago, IL, USA
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Yeh HT, Liau SK, Niu KY, Hsiao CH, Yeh CC, Lu JX, Ng CJ, Yen CC. Clinical Characteristics and In-Hospital Outcomes in Dialysis Patients with Septic Arthritis. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2022; 58:medicina58030401. [PMID: 35334577 PMCID: PMC8953317 DOI: 10.3390/medicina58030401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background and Objectives: Septic arthritis is a medical emergency associated with high morbidity and mortality. The incidence rate of septic arthritis among dialysis patients is higher than the general population, and dialysis patients with bacteremia frequently experience adverse outcomes. The aim of this study was to identify the clinical features and risk factors for longer hospital length of stay (LOS), positive blood culture, and in-hospital mortality in dialysis patients with septic arthritis. Materials and Methods: The medical records of 52 septic arthritis dialysis patients admitted to our hospital from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2020 were analyzed. The primary outcomes were bacteremia and in-hospital mortality. Variables were compared, and risk factors were evaluated using linear and logistic regression models. Results: Twelve (23.1%) patients had positive blood cultures. A tunneled cuffed catheter for dialysis access was used in eight (15.4%) patients, and its usage rate was significantly higher in patients with positive blood culture than in those with negative blood culture (41.7 vs. 7.5%, p = 0.011). Fever was present in 15 (28.8%) patients, and was significantly more frequent in patients with positive blood culture (58.3 vs. 20%, p = 0.025). The most frequently involved site was the hip (n = 21, 40.4%). The most common causative pathogen was Gram-positive cocci, with MRSA (n = 7, 58.3%) being dominant. The mean LOS was 29.9 ± 25.1 days. The tunneled cuffed catheter was a significant predictor of longer LOS (Coef = 0.49; Cl 0.25−0.74; p < 0.001). The predictors of positive blood culture were fever (OR = 4.91; Cl 1.10−21.83; p = 0.037) and tunneled cuffed catheter (OR = 7.60; Cl 1.31−44.02; p = 0.024). The predictor of mortality was tunneled cuffed catheter (OR = 14.33; Cl 1.12−183.18; p = 0.041). Conclusions: In the dialysis population, patients with tunneled cuffed catheter for dialysis access had a significantly longer hospital LOS. Tunneled cuffed catheter and fever were independent predictors of positive blood culture, and tunneled cuffed catheter was the predictor of in-hospital mortality. The recognition of the associated factors allows for risk stratification and determination of the optimal treatment plan in dialysis patients with septic arthritis.
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- Hsin-Tzu Yeh
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; (H.-T.Y.); (J.-X.L.); (C.-J.N.)
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- Department of Nephrology, Kidney Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan;
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung Branch, Keelung 20401, Taiwan; (K.-Y.N.); (C.-C.Y.)
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- Department of Linguistics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA;
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung Branch, Keelung 20401, Taiwan; (K.-Y.N.); (C.-C.Y.)
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; (H.-T.Y.); (J.-X.L.); (C.-J.N.)
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; (H.-T.Y.); (J.-X.L.); (C.-J.N.)
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; (H.-T.Y.); (J.-X.L.); (C.-J.N.)
- Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-033281200
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with septic arthritis treated without surgery. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2020; 39:897-901. [PMID: 31898794 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-019-03805-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Septic arthritis (SA) is typically managed with antibiotic therapy with or without surgery. Little is known about how patients without surgery differ from their operatively managed counterparts. We compared SA patients who received antibiotic treatment with and without surgery. We conducted a retrospective study of patients with monoarticular septic arthritis admitted to a single tertiary care centre between 1998 and 2015. All 441 monoarticular septic arthritis patients received antibiotics; 382 were also managed operatively and 59 nonoperatively. Nonoperative patients were older (64.4 vs 58.3 years old; p = 0.02) and less likely to have prior joint pathology (44.1% vs 67.5%; p < 0.001). Nonoperative patients presented more often with sepsis (37.3% vs 31.9; p = 0.02) and were more frequently admitted to the intensive care unit (23.7% vs 16.5%; p = 0.04). Nonoperative patients were less often discharged to a rehabilitation facility (37.9% vs 55.8%; p = 0.002) and less frequently readmitted to hospital within 60 days of initial discharge (15.3% vs 18.6%; p = 0.05). However, nonoperative patients were more likely to expire within 30 days after hospital discharge (11.9% vs 3.9%; p = 0.009). Nonoperative patients were sicker at presentation; despite deferral of surgery, they had a relatively high survival rate (88%). Among survivors whose data was available, there were no significant sequelae in post-discharge imaging. These findings support the nonsurgical approach as effective for patients with septic arthritis who are not critically ill at time of presentation.
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