Musculoskeletal ultrasound guided manoeuvres - a security profile.

Background: In daily rheumatology clinical practice, routine interventional musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) guided maneuvers such as aspiration, intraarticular or periarticular drug injections require efficient cleaning and disinfection methods for both transducer and patient's skin.

Aim: To study the efficacy of probe and skin disinfection measures after using simple protocols, to identify the prevalence of septic and other drug related side effects after MSUS guided interventions and to quantify the total procedure time.

Material And Methods: Recruitment of consecutive patients with different joint/ periarticular MSUS guided interventions was made in 3 medical centers.