Extravasation

Topic: Medical-surgical

Leakage of a vesicant (tissue-damaging) drug out of the vein into the surrounding tissue; it starts with pain, burning, swelling and redness and can cause tissue necrosis. Leakage of a non-vesicant fluid is called infiltration. Stop the infusion at once, notify the physician, follow the institution's protocol for that drug (aspiration, antidote, cold or warm compress), elevate the limb, and mark, document and monitor the area.

Also known as:

Vesicant extravasation

In Turkish:

Ekstravazasyon