title: Long-term follow-up of two patients with retained intraosseous sternal needles.
abstract: Sternal intraosseous devices are widely used in both civilian and military trauma when vascular access is difficult to establish. We discuss a rare complication of intraosseous needle insertion in two patients where the needle tip remained in the sternum after the device had been removed. Neither patient had evidence of any complication of the retained intraosseous needle tip after >6 years of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: James M
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6824-0340
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hodgetts
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0220-0589
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kendrew
mesh_terms: D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D017148:Infusions, Intraosseous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D009339:Needles; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012151:Resuscitation; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D006113:United Kingdom; D000067398:War-Related Injuries / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY MEDICINE; INTENSIVE & CRITICAL CARE