IV vancomycin for severe infection or immunocompromise
AAOS OrthoInfo Olecranon Bursitis
Aspiration for infection evaluation
Aspiration can precede steroid injection in selected cases
Merck Manual procedure guide olecranon bursa aspiration
Aspiration for septic bursitis and gout evaluation
Steroid injection typically avoided but selective use described
Evidence studies
Randomized trial olecranon bursitis 2015
Compression plus NSAIDs compared with aspiration strategies
Steroid after aspiration associated with earlier resolution in trial
Empiric antibiotics without aspiration study 2021
Outcomes described for ED patients treated empirically
Aspiration complication considerations
Coding references
ICD-10 M70.20 olecranon bursitis
Code family for use overuse pressure related bursitis
Unspecified elbow variant
ICD-10 M71.1 other infective bursitis
Infective bursitis category
Site specific subcodes available
SNOMED CT 425940002 olecranon bursitis
Disorder concept anchor
Synonyms miners elbow students elbow
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