A Primer on the Acute Management of Intravenous Extravasation Injuries for the Plastic Surgeon
Fan, Kenneth L
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2018
monographic
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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.
English
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MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Surgery/Plastic Surgery
2169-7574
https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001743
https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001743
Ovid MEDLINE(R)
180706