TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 98. Ultrasound-Guided Foreign Body Identification and Removal
A1  - Reichman, Eric F.
PY  - 2013
T2  - Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e
AB  - Retained  foreign  bodies  are  associated  with  up  to  1.9%  of  all  wounds.1  The  presence  of  a  foreign  body  in  a  wound  increases  the  incidence  of  a  wound  infection.2  Retained  foreign  bodies  are  also  a  major  cause  of  litigation  against  Emergency  Physicians.3,4  A  high  index  of  suspicion  for  a  retained  foreign  body  must  be  maintained  whenever  there  is  the  potential  for  a  foreign  body  in  a  wound.5,6  This  chapter  focuses  on  ultrasound-guided  identification  and  removal  of  subcutaneous  foreign  bodies.  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57710791
ER  -