Injecting drug use via femoral vein puncture: preliminary findings of a point-of-care ultrasound service for opioid-dependent groin injectors in treatment

BACKGROUND: Within the UK, injecting in the femoral vein (FV), often called 'groin injecting', is a serious cause of risk and harm. This study aimed to use ultrasound scanning as a means to engage groin injectors (GIs), examine their femoral injecting sites and assess their venous health,...

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Autores principales: Senbanjo, Richard, Tipping, Tracey, Hunt, Neil, Strang, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3305527/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22264343
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7517-9-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3305527/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22264343
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7517-9-6

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