Showing 1-14 of 14 for: Essential Evidence Topics > Procedures 
- Biceps tendinitis injection (procedure)
Essential Evidence Topics, 16-Feb-2021
Indications for the Procedure: Patients with biceps tendonitis typically present with pain in the anterior shoulder. The pain is usually localized to the bicipital (intertubercular) groove, but can radiate down the arm to the hand or to the deltoid muscle
- Circumcision (procedure)
Essential Evidence Topics, 27-May-2021
Indications for procedure: The specialty board position statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (also endorsed by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology) states that benefits of neonatal circumcision outweigh the risks and that the pr
- Colonoscopy (procedure)
Essential Evidence Topics, 9-Dec-2022
Background: Indications for Procedure Screening colonoscopy Colonoscopy is performed to evaluate an asymptomatic patient for cancer or polyps believed to be precursors of colorectal cancer. (CRC) There is indirect evidence from observational studies tha
- Cryosurgery of skin lesions
Essential Evidence Topics, 13-Feb-2022
Indications for procedure: Destruction of warts, molluscum, or condyloma as therapy. Destruction of actinic keratoses. Destruction of benign lesions for cosmetic reasons—skin tags, seborrheic keratoses. Decreasing pigmentation in lesions for cosmetic reas
- Excision of lesion (procedure)
Essential Evidence Topics, 1-Oct-2021
Indications for Procedure: Excisional biopsy provides useful diagnostic information and can be definitive treatment for some malignant and precancerous lesions. Full dermal thickness excision was previously recommended as the gold standard for diagnosis o
- Incision and drainage of skin abscess (procedure)
Essential Evidence Topics, 21-Oct-2022
Indications for Procedure: Drainage of a carbuncle, furuncle, and other skin abscess (a localized collection of purulence).
- Knee injection (procedure)
Essential Evidence Topics, 6-Sep-2022
Indications for Procedure: Anesthetic/Corticosteroid Combination Injecting an anesthetic/corticosteroid solution may provide prompt, focal pain relief from noninflammatory, inflammatory, and crystal arthritides. Candidates for injection include patients w
- Laceration repair (procedure)
Essential Evidence Topics, 21-Oct-2022
Indications for Procedure: Primary closure of clean, well vascularized, full-thickness skin wound (e.g., head, face) should be performed less than 24 hours after injury. Primary closure of clean full thickness laceration to body and extremities should be
- Medial and lateral epicondylitis injection (procedure)
Essential Evidence Topics, 19-Sep-2022
Indications for procedure: Epicondylitis is inflammation of the bony origin of the wrist extensors (lateral or tennis elbow) or wrist flexors (medial or golfer's elbow), usually from repetitive use. Indications for procedure include: Persistent symptoms
- Punch biopsy (procedure)
Essential Evidence Topics, 20-Apr-2021
Indications: To diagnose of skin lesion to determine appropriate care, i.e. unknown dermatitis or possible malignant lesion. Punch biopsy is superior to shave biopsy for diagnosis and staging of malignant skin cancers. Removal of suspected pre-malignant s
- Subacromial bursa injection (procedure)
Essential Evidence Topics, 29-Sep-2022
Indications for procedure: To treat shoulder pain from suspected subacromial bursitis, rotator cuff impingement, rotator cuff tendinosis, and adhesive capsulitis not responsive to conservative measures such as NSAIDs, rest, and physical therapy. Steroid i
- Toenail removal (procedure)
Essential Evidence Topics, 8-Nov-2020
Indications for procedure: Moderate to severe onychocryptosis (ingrown toenail). Failed topical and oral treatment of onychomycosis (fungal infection of the toenail). Recurrent or chronic paronychia. Patients should be referred if sensitivity to anesth
- Trigger finger injection (procedure)
Essential Evidence Topics, 1-Aug-2022
Indications for procedure: In trigger finger, there is a characteristic thickening of the synovium of the flexor tendon system due to inflammation, characterized by a palpable, painful nodule. Primary disease is most commonly seen in middle aged women fro
- Video capsule endoscopy (procedure)
Essential Evidence Topics, 27-Feb-2022
Background: Wireless video capsule endoscopy (VCE) is a significant advancement in GI imaging. The capsule (see ) is a self-contained camera and antenna that transmits images to a sensor array/data recorder; the recorded images are captured by the data re
