Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis and Deep Neck Infection from Intravenous Drug Use: Management Strategy

Laryngoscope

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 56-60

  Lin, Doris ^a   Reeck, Jay B ^a   Murr, Andrew H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep neck infection; Internal jugular vein thrombosis; Intravenous drug use

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; METRONIDAZOLE; SULTAMICILLIN; TIMENTIN; VANCOMYCIN; WARFARIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTEREMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP NECK INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; NECK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0942297890     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200401000-00009     Document Type: Article

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