Why Should an Emergency Physician Be Aware of This?
Future studies can be performed to compare time to appropriate disposition of hand infections using traditional assessment vs. ultrasound-augmented assessment. Until such a time, bedside ultrasound of the hand seems to be an extremely useful adjunct to the physical examination in distinguishing between cellulitis, deep space abscesses, and flexor tenosynovitis.
No Institutional Review Board approval or exemption was required by our institution because the case series involves fewer than 4 patients.
J Emerg Med. 2015;48(1):63-68. © 2015 Elsevier Science, Inc.
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