AI Article Synopsis
- Intravenous injections are common in healthcare but can lead to serious complications, such as needle fragment breakage, especially among drug users.
- A case is presented involving a drug user who broke a needle during injection and sought medical help within 2 hours.
- The broken needle was retrieved successfully, emphasizing the need for emergency treatment and the immediate application of a tourniquet in similar situations.
Article Abstract
Introduction: Intravenous injections are an everyday practice in the health-care sector and are also frequently abused by drug abusers. One rare complication of intravenous injections is venous intraluminal breakage of the needle, which is a matter of concern due to the possible embolization of needle fragments in the body.
Case Report: We report our case of an intravenous drug abuser with an intraluminal breakage of a needle presenting within 2 h of the incidence. The broken needle fragment was retrieved successfully at the local injection site.
Conclusion: Intraluminal intravenous needle breakage should be treated as an emergency, and a tourniquet should be applied as soon as possible.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10178819 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2023.v13.i03.3584 | DOI Listing |
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