Enhanced arthrocentesis of the effusive knee with pneumatic compression.
Sumir BrahmbhattAhsan IqbalFatemeh Jafari FarshamiMaheswari MuruganandamJaren R TrostDavid R CisnerosAdnan N KianiMatthew K McElweeWilliam A HaywardLuke J HaselerPhilip A BandWilmer L SibbittPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2022)
Conventional arthrocentesis routinely does not fully decompress the effusive knee. External circumferential pneumatic compression markedly improves arthrocentesis success and fluid yield, and permits complete decompression of the effusive knee. Pneumatic compression of the effusive knee with a thigh blood pressure cuff is an inexpensive and widely available technique to improve arthrocentesis outcomes.