Prevalence and predisposing factors of retained drug needle fragments in people who inject drugs: a protocol for a preliminary cross-sectional multicentre observational study in Finland
Introduction Numerous published case reports have described retained drug needle fragments in soft tissue as causes of localised pain and infections in persons who inject drugs (PWIDs). Furthermore, there are case reports of PWIDs with lung and heart embolisations caused by needle emboli. Subcutaneo...
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BMJ Publishing Group
2025-08-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8/e099521.full |
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