Pneumomediastinum following high pressure air injection to the hand.
dc.contributor.author | Kennedy, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Harrington, P | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-03-28T14:44:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-03-28T14:44:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-04 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Pneumomediastinum following high pressure air injection to the hand. 2010, 103 (4):118-9 Ir Med J | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0332-3102 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 20486317 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/125863 | |
dc.description.abstract | We present the case of a patient who developed pneumomediastinum after high pressure air injection to the hand. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of pneumomediastinum where the gas injection site was the thenar eminence. Fortunately the patient recovered with conservative management. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Accidents, Occupational | |
dc.subject.mesh | Adult | |
dc.subject.mesh | Air | |
dc.subject.mesh | Debridement | |
dc.subject.mesh | Hand Injuries | |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | |
dc.subject.mesh | Injections | |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | |
dc.subject.mesh | Mediastinal Emphysema | |
dc.subject.mesh | Pressure | |
dc.subject.mesh | Wounds, Penetrating | |
dc.title | Pneumomediastinum following high pressure air injection to the hand. | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Orthopaedics, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Co Louth. getjimkennedy@gmail.com | en |
dc.identifier.journal | Irish medical journal | en |
refterms.dateFOA | 2018-08-22T11:37:44Z | |
html.description.abstract | We present the case of a patient who developed pneumomediastinum after high pressure air injection to the hand. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of pneumomediastinum where the gas injection site was the thenar eminence. Fortunately the patient recovered with conservative management. |