TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Subcutaneous Extravasation and Infiltration Management A1 - Swoboda, Henry D. A2 - Reichman, Eric F. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e AB - Extravasation and infiltration events are common occurrences with intravenous (IV) therapy and diagnostics (Figure 141-1). Some sources cite an incidence of 10% to 30%.1 The incidence of extravasation of specific agents (e.g., intravenous contrast or vasopressors) is low.2,3 Carefully placed IV catheters for chemotherapy have an incidence of extravasation as low as 0.01%.4 Acute chemotherapeutic medication extravasations are infrequently encountered in the Emergency Department. Understanding extravasations and their treatment is important due to the high degree of morbidity, the limited application of antidotes, and the increasing presence of standalone Emergency Departments and infusion centers.5 An understanding of the early recognition and treatment of chemotherapeutic extravasations is increasingly important.6 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159804311 ER -