Complications on skin and subcutaneous tissue among drug addicts caused by non sterile intra venous injections and burns

The use of psychoactive substances causes various consequences and is harmful for all organs. Some of the health consequences among intravenous drug users are HIV infections, hepatitis C, local tissue infections after drug injection, family, professional and social consequences. Throught the world v...

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Published in:	Acta chirurgica Iugoslavica Vol. 55; no. 4; p. 107
Main Authors:	Dimitrijević, I K, Vucetić, C S, Kalezić, N K, Subotić, D R, Bojović, O Z, Bumbasirević, M Z
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Croatian Serbian
Published:	Serbia 2008
Subjects:	Adult Burns - etiology HIV Infections - transmission Humans Male Soft Tissue Infections - etiology Soft Tissue Infections - therapy Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications
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Summary:	The use of psychoactive substances causes various consequences and is harmful for all organs. Some of the health consequences among intravenous drug users are HIV infections, hepatitis C, local tissue infections after drug injection, family, professional and social consequences. Throught the world various harm reduction programs are established in order to educate drug users about safer drug injecting techniques, with the use of sterile needles and materials for disinfection of the drug injecting area. Authors presented epidemiological data, consequences on extremities after non sterile drug injecting and accidental burns, harm reduction programs as well as other guidelines in this field. In three case reports of intravenous drug addicts with surgical complications on the extremities and burns, surgical and anaesthesiological approaches were described. Special emphasis was given to preoperative preparations and the postoperative treatment as well as social-psychiatric aspect.
ISSN:	0354-950X
DOI:	10.2298/ACI0804107D