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

Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Locate a 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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Blake Primi, Molly E.W. Thiessen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2016-11-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Ultrasound
Point-of-Care
Foreign Body
Intravenous
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/7v79x8pg

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