Chemotherapy extravasation happens when the liquid medication from chemotherapy accidentally leaks from your catheter or your veins into the tissues under your skin.

Extravasation may occur if a healthcare professional administers a drug too quickly or there is an obstruction in the IV line. Learn more here.

Extravasation, the leakage of infusion fluids into surrounding tissues, is a significant concern that can lead to severe complications, including tissue necrosis, infection, and even death.

RECENTLY the 27th case of spontaneous or nontraumatic extravasation from the ureter was reported. The purpose of the present communication is to present a case secondary to an arteriosclerotic aneu ...

Neonatal Extravasation Overview and Algorithm for Evidence-Based Treatment Victoria Beall, BSN, CWOCN, RN; Brent Hall, PharmD; James T. Mulholland, BSN, RN; Sheila M. Gephart, PhD, RN Disclosures ...

Knowledge is power when treating extravasation reactions Knowing beforehand the agents that do or may cause an extravasative reaction expedites its management. Have a treatment protocol ready.

Did you know that certain medications can cause symptom of 'Extravasation'. Find these drugs listed on the page and be warned of similar symptoms as possible side-effects.

Get a handle on the multiple aspects of infiltration and extravasation injury -- in neonates.

Peripheral sites of extravasation included the forearm (63%), hand (21%) and antecubital area (11%). Five percent of patients received the anthracycline via a central venous access device.

Forceful pushing of the contrast media by the hand-injection method caused abrupt distention of the contracted bladder, damaged bladder mucosa and aggrevated AD.

A number of modern wound contact materials have been found to be of use in the management of extravasation injuries in preterm neonates. The use of a thin hydrocolloid was demonstrated by Young et al ...

We examined the behavior of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and monocytes during subcutaneous plasma extravasation in guinea-pigs. Plasma extravasation was induced by intradermal injection of ...