A Primer on the Acute Management of Intravenous Extravasation Injuries for the Plastic Surgeon
Intravenous therapy is a common practice among many specialties. Intravenous therapy extravasation is a potential complication to such therapy. Hospitals without a dedicated wound care team trained in these interventions will often default to plastic surgical consultation, making an understanding of...
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doaj-141eeb4ed1f846abafae84f010fb79502020-11-24T23:21:10ZengWolters KluwerPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open2169-75742018-04-0164e174310.1097/GOX.0000000000001743201804000-00009A Primer on the Acute Management of Intravenous Extravasation Injuries for the Plastic SurgeonConnor Maly, BS0Kenneth L. Fan, MD1Gary F. Rogers, MD, JD, MBA2Benjamin Mitchell, BS3June Amling, MSN4Kara Johnson, BSN5Laura Welch, BSN6Albert K. Oh, MD7Jerry W. Chao, MD8From the *Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.†Department of Plastic Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.‡Division of Plastic Surgery, Children’s National Health System, Washington, D.C.From the *Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.†Department of Plastic Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.§Division of Nursing, Children’s National Health System, Washington, D.C.§Division of Nursing, Children’s National Health System, Washington, D.C.‡Division of Plastic Surgery, Children’s National Health System, Washington, D.C.‡Division of Plastic Surgery, Children’s National Health System, Washington, D.C.Intravenous therapy is a common practice among many specialties. Intravenous therapy extravasation is a potential complication to such therapy. Hospitals without a dedicated wound care team trained in these interventions will often default to plastic surgical consultation, making an understanding of available interventions essential to the initial evaluation and management of these injuries. The goal of this article was to provide plastic surgeons and health care providers with a general overview of the acute management of intravenous infiltration and extravasation injuries. Though the decision for surgical versus nonsurgical management is often a clear one for plastic surgeons, local interventions, and therapies are often indicated and under-utilized in the immediate postinfiltration period. Thorough knowledge of these interventions should be a basic requirement in the armamentarium of plastic surgery consultants.http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001743 |
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Connor Maly, BS Kenneth L. Fan, MD Gary F. Rogers, MD, JD, MBA Benjamin Mitchell, BS June Amling, MSN Kara Johnson, BSN Laura Welch, BSN Albert K. Oh, MD Jerry W. Chao, MD A Primer on the Acute Management of Intravenous Extravasation Injuries for the Plastic Surgeon Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
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A Primer on the Acute Management of Intravenous Extravasation Injuries for the Plastic Surgeon |
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A Primer on the Acute Management of Intravenous Extravasation Injuries for the Plastic Surgeon |
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A Primer on the Acute Management of Intravenous Extravasation Injuries for the Plastic Surgeon |
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A Primer on the Acute Management of Intravenous Extravasation Injuries for the Plastic Surgeon |
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A Primer on the Acute Management of Intravenous Extravasation Injuries for the Plastic Surgeon |
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primer on the acute management of intravenous extravasation injuries for the plastic surgeon |
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Wolters Kluwer |
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
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2169-7574 |
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2018-04-01 |
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Intravenous therapy is a common practice among many specialties. Intravenous therapy extravasation is a potential complication to such therapy. Hospitals without a dedicated wound care team trained in these interventions will often default to plastic surgical consultation, making an understanding of available interventions essential to the initial evaluation and management of these injuries. The goal of this article was to provide plastic surgeons and health care providers with a general overview of the acute management of intravenous infiltration and extravasation injuries. Though the decision for surgical versus nonsurgical management is often a clear one for plastic surgeons, local interventions, and therapies are often indicated and under-utilized in the immediate postinfiltration period. Thorough knowledge of these interventions should be a basic requirement in the armamentarium of plastic surgery consultants. |
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