Practical Approach to Septic Arthritis

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

9:00am – 10:30am

Location:Governor's B - 4th Floor

CE: 1.5

Septic arthritis is a time-critical, joint-threatening disease requiring rapid joint effusion identification and aspiration. This session will present ultrasound-guided arthrocentesis of the major upper (shoulder, elbow, wrist) and lower (hip, knee, ankle) extremity joints. In addition to presenting procedural setup and practical tips, tricks, and challenges, it will include a live demonstration of the relevant sonoanatomy.

Moderator(s)

Tobi Kummer, MD, RDMS, FACEP, FAIUM

Medical Director, Emergency Ultrasound
Department of Emergency Medicine
Mayo Clinic

Session Speaker(s)

Tobi Kummer, MD, RDMS, FACEP, FAIUM

Medical Director, Emergency Ultrasound
Department of Emergency Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Colin Strickland, MD (he/him/his)

Associate Professor of Radiology
University of Colorado
Aurora, United States
Michael Moynagh, MBBChBAO, MRCSI, FFRRCSI

Consultant Radiologist, Assistant Professor
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, United States

Learning Objectives:

Describe the proper procedural setup and technique to perform ultrasound-guided arthrocentesis.
Identify relevant sonoanatomy for ultrasound-guided arthrocentesis.
Discuss how challenging situations can be managed.

Presentations:

9:00am – 9:40am

Live Demo
Tobi Kummer, MD, RDMS, FACEP, FAIUM – Mayo Clinic
9:40am – 10:00am

What to Do in Challenging Situations
Colin Strickland, MD (he/him/his) – University of Colorado
10:00am – 10:30am

Discussions
Michael Moynagh, MBBChBAO, MRCSI, FFRRCSI – Mayo Clinic