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Hand Infections: An Audit of 160 Infections Treated in an Accident and Emergency Department

J. STEVENSON
I. W. R. ANDERSON

From the Accident and Emergency Department, Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, UK

Correspondence: Mr. J. Stevenson, FRCS, Senior Registrar in Accident and Emergency Medicine, Accident and Emergency Department, Sunderland District General Hospital, Kayll Road, Sunderland.

160 consecutive hand infections presented to an Accident and Emergency department over a four-month period. All but one were treated solely on an out-patient basis. The mean delay to presentation was three days, the mean duration of treatment was six days. Follow-up to complete resolution was achieved in 89% of cases. No patients were treated with parenteral antibiotics. The need for careful assessment, early aggressive surgery, and meticulous attention to the principles of wound care by experienced clinicians is emphasized.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 18, No. 1, 115-118 (1993)
DOI: 10.1016/0266-7681(93)90208-W
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