Ultrasound-An Easy Available and Useful Point-of-Care Adjunct for Clinical Decision-Making in Hand Infections: Review of the Literature and a Case Series.

Initial findings of hand infections warrant a thorough treatment strategy depending on the progress of the infection. The decision for surgical treatment can be unclear. Searching to improve the quality of diagnostics, we reviewed the literature regarding the use of point-of-care ultrasound (PCUS) in hand infections and analyzed patients undergoing decision-making with PCUS.