Diagnosis of Hand Infections in Intravenous Drug Users by Ultrasound and Water Bath: A Case Series

Diagnosis of Hand Infections in Intravenous Drug Users by Ultrasound and Water Bath: A Case Series

We present three cases of hand injury by intravenous drug users in which point-of-care ultrasound, using a specific water bath technique, was able to quickly and efficiently delineate severity of injury. This technique benefited these patients by allowing a painless assessment of their injury for so...

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Main Authors: John DeAngelis, Erika St. James, Penelope C. Lema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2018-05-01
Series:Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3cb8q23j
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spelling doaj-f541c5c1ae7e4a3e991964f0a39984cb2020-11-25T03:23:39ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine2474-252X2018-05-012210.5811/cpcem.2018.1.36283cpcem-02-132Diagnosis of Hand Infections in Intravenous Drug Users by Ultrasound and Water Bath: A Case SeriesJohn DeAngelis0Erika St. James1Penelope C. Lema2University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, Buffalo, New YorkUniversity at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, Buffalo, New YorkUniversity at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, Buffalo, New YorkWe present three cases of hand injury by intravenous drug users in which point-of-care ultrasound, using a specific water bath technique, was able to quickly and efficiently delineate severity of injury. This technique benefited these patients by allowing a painless assessment of their injury for soft tissue injury vs. abscess formation and allowed providers to determine at the bedside whether these patients required immediate surgical intervention.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3cb8q23j
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Penelope C. Lema
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Diagnosis of Hand Infections in Intravenous Drug Users by Ultrasound and Water Bath: A Case Series
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
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title Diagnosis of Hand Infections in Intravenous Drug Users by Ultrasound and Water Bath: A Case Series
title_short Diagnosis of Hand Infections in Intravenous Drug Users by Ultrasound and Water Bath: A Case Series
title_full Diagnosis of Hand Infections in Intravenous Drug Users by Ultrasound and Water Bath: A Case Series
title_fullStr Diagnosis of Hand Infections in Intravenous Drug Users by Ultrasound and Water Bath: A Case Series
title_full_unstemmed Diagnosis of Hand Infections in Intravenous Drug Users by Ultrasound and Water Bath: A Case Series
title_sort diagnosis of hand infections in intravenous drug users by ultrasound and water bath: a case series
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description We present three cases of hand injury by intravenous drug users in which point-of-care ultrasound, using a specific water bath technique, was able to quickly and efficiently delineate severity of injury. This technique benefited these patients by allowing a painless assessment of their injury for soft tissue injury vs. abscess formation and allowed providers to determine at the bedside whether these patients required immediate surgical intervention.
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