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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Main Authors: Markku Sumanen, Heidi Laukkala, Otso Arponen, Irina Rinta-Kiikka, Olli Pekka Oskari Nevalainen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2025-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8/e099521.full
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