Gunshot wounds to the foot.
One hundred and one patients who sustained gunshot wounds to their feet were retrospectively reviewed. All patients were treated at King/Drew Medical Center between 1982 and 1994. From the authors' experience, they believe that patients with low-velocity gunshot wounds to the foot should be hospitalized and treated with at least a 3-day course of intravenous antibiotics of a first generation cephalosporin. Low-energy shotgun injuries should be treated the same as low-velocity injuries. Patients with high-velocity and high-energy shotgun wounds should be hospitalized and receive broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics with multiple irrigation and debridements.
King/Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
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Boucree
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Gabriel
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Lezine-Hanna
D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents