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Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Locate Retained Intravenous Drug Needle in the Femoral Artery

We describe the use of point-of-care ultrasound to localize a retained intravenous drug needle, and subsequent surgical removal without computed tomography.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Primi, Blake, Thiessen, Molly E.W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5102616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27833697
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2016.8.31074
Descripción
Sumario:We describe the use of point-of-care ultrasound to localize a retained intravenous drug needle, and subsequent surgical removal without computed tomography.