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