U.S. hand injury-related finger infections requiring emergency department visits, NEISS 2019-2023.

IF 0.9 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RISK & SAFETY IN MEDICINE Pub Date : 2025-05-13 DOI:10.1177/09246479251342794

R Constance Wiener

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BackgroundSevere finger infections requiring emergency department (ED) attention are common occurrences resulting from many common household items.ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to identify U.S. trends and the nature of ED visits due to infected finger injuries using reports in the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS).MethodsNEISS data from 2019 to 2023 were analyzed for cases of finger infections. The data were compared by sex, race, location of injury, and year of infection with the type of infection. Chi square analyses and logistic regression tests were conducted.ResultsThere were 1816 infections with a yearly incidence rate of 4.3/100,000. Males had 58.4% of finger infections needing an ED visit; those ages ≥36 years were more likely to have a finger infection (62.5%). The trend for the 5 years was not significant (p = 0.1048). Paronychias were the most common type of finger infection and manicure items were the most common cause of paronychias.ConclusionParonychias continue to be the most prevalent finger infection. Efforts are needed to improve awareness toward prevention and early intervention to reduce finger infection incidence.

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美国手部受伤相关手指感染需要急诊，NEISS 2019-2023。

背景：严重的手指感染需要急诊科（ED）的关注是常见的由许多常见的家庭用品引起的。目的：本研究的目的是利用国家电子伤害监测系统（NEISS）的报告，确定美国因手指感染损伤而急诊室就诊的趋势和性质。方法分析2019 - 2023年我院手指感染病例。数据按性别、种族、损伤部位、感染年份和感染类型进行比较。卡方分析和逻辑回归检验。结果共感染1816例，年发病率为4.3/10万。男性有58.4%的手指感染需要去急诊室；年龄≥36岁者更容易发生手指感染（62.5%）。5年的变化趋势无统计学意义（p = 0.1048）。甲沟炎是最常见的手指感染类型，美甲物品是甲沟炎最常见的原因。结论阴道炎仍是最常见的手指感染。需要努力提高对预防和早期干预的认识，以减少手指感染的发生率。

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine is concerned with rendering the practice of medicine as safe as it can be; that involves promoting the highest possible quality of care, but also examining how those risks which are inevitable can be contained and managed. This is not exclusively a drugs journal. Recently it was decided to include in the subtitle of the journal three items to better indicate the scope of the journal, i.e. patient safety, pharmacovigilance and liability and the Editorial Board was adjusted accordingly. For each of these sections an Associate Editor was invited. We especially want to emphasize patient safety.