Emergency ultrasonography in patients with clinically suspected soft tissue infection of the legs

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 277-282

  Jaovisidha, Suphaneewan ^a   Leerodjanaprapa, Pornphan ^a   Chitrapazt, Niyata ^a   Nartthanarung, Adisak ^a   Subhadrabandhu, Thanya ^a   Siriwongpairat, Pimjai ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Emergency; Infection; Leg; Soft tissue; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASPIRATION; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEATH; DEBRIDEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INCISION; LEG; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MYOSITIS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859757822     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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