Reducing risk of harm from extravasation: A 3-tiered evidence-based list of pediatric peripheral intravenous infusates

Journal of Infusion Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-45

  Clark, Eloise ^a   Giambra, Barbara K ^a   Hingl, John ^a   Doellman, Darcy ^a   Tofani, Barbara ^a   Johnson, Neil ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Children; Extravasation; Infants; Intravenous infusions; Peripheral catheterization

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ACICLOVIR; ALLOPURINOL; AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ARGININE; BICARBONATE; CAFFEINE CITRATE; CALCIUM; CIPROFLOXACIN; DIAZEPAM; DOPAMINE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GANCICLOVIR; GLUCOSE; LORAZEPAM; MANNITOL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NAFCILLIN; ONDANSETRON; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; POTASSIUM; PROMETHAZINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG EXTRAVASATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PEDIATRICS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TISSUE INJURY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84872083614     PISSN: 15331458     EISSN: 15390667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NAN.0b013e3182798844     Document Type: Article

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