1.
Surg Infect (Larchmt)
; 20(5): 351-358, 2019 Jul.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30900946
RESUMO
Background: The United States is currently experiencing a heroin epidemic. Recent reports have demonstrated a three-fold increase in heroin use among Americans since 2007 with a shift in demographics to more women and white Americans. Furthermore, there has been a correlation between the recent opioid epidemic and an increase in heroin abuse. Much has been written about epidemiology and prevention of heroin abuse, but little has been dedicated to the surgical implications, complications, and resource utilization. Discussion: This article focuses on the surgical problems encountered from heroin abuse and how to manage them in a constant effort to improve morbidity and mortality for these heroin abusers.
Assuntos
Epidemias , Heroína/administração & dosagem , Entorpecentes/administração & dosagem , Dermatopatias Bacterianas/epidemiologia , Infecções dos Tecidos Moles/epidemiologia , Abuso de Substâncias por Via Intravenosa/complicações , Abuso de Substâncias por Via Intravenosa/epidemiologia , Humanos , Dermatopatias Bacterianas/cirurgia , Infecções dos Tecidos Moles/cirurgia , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia
2.
Am Surg
; 82(12): e371-373, 2016 Dec 01.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28234174