کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2615430 1135089 2012 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Soft Tissue Foreign Body Removal Technique Using Portable Ultrasonography
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب اورژانس
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Soft Tissue Foreign Body Removal Technique Using Portable Ultrasonography
چکیده انگلیسی

Retained foreign objects account for as much as 2% of soft tissue injuries sustained in the wilderness. Subcutaneously embedded fragments are often missed during the initial medical evaluation and may result in morbidity secondary to delayed removal. Although the utility of ultrasonography in the emergency department for the detection of retained objects is established, the potential use of point-of-care ultrasound to aid with foreign body removal in the field has not been well described. We present 2 case reports that demonstrate the value of ultrasonography in detecting and successfully removing foreign bodies sustained in the wilderness, and outline a procedural technique that minimizes morbidity and uses equipment available in wilderness medical field kits. We propose that with the advent of portable and handheld ultrasound units, foreign body removal in the field has become feasible and may decrease the morbidity of soft tissue injuries, particularly in austere and wilderness environments with limited access to immediate medical care.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Wilderness & Environmental Medicine - Volume 23, Issue 4, December 2012, Pages 343–348
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