title: Breast implants.
abstract: The emergency physician's day-to-day practice requires a broad range of knowledge of many aspects of medicine. Breast implants are a commonly implanted device and a working knowledge of their function and potential complications will aid emergency physicians in the care of their patients. Early postoperative complications, particularly hematomas and infection, require a close working relationship with the surgeons who perform the procedures. Knowledge of the long-term problems associated with all implant types will assist the emergency physician in making appropriate and timely referral.
authors.affiliation: Division of Acute Care, Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center, Texas.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Payne
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects