High-pressure injection injury: a case report and systematic review

Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2019 Dec 18;6(1):153-158. doi: 10.1080/23320885.2019.1654388. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

High-pressure delivery devices for paint and other substances can lead to severe injuries of the hand without immediate surgical debridement. We present a case of a high-pressure paint gun injury treated surgically with full resolution of function. A systematic review of the literature details outcomes of similar injuries.

Keywords: Injection; emergency; hand; high-pressure; salvage; soft tissue; upper-extremity; vascular.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

Grants and funding

This study was supported in part by the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Centre for the Science of Health Care Delivery.