WORLD JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY
مجله جهانی جراحی پلاستیک
WJPS
Medical Sciences
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2020
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Extravasation Injuries: A Trivial Injury Often Overlooked with Disastrous Consequences
عمومى
General
گزارش مورد
case report
With the advent of parenteral, intravenous infusion for various purposes like chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition, radiocontrast intravenous injection for imaging studies, extravasation injuries are emerging as a serious problem with often disastrous complications, if not recognized early. Fortunately, if treated early, the affected extremities can be salvaged and hence the role of plastic surgeons cannot be over-emphasized, especially when it comes to the reconstruction of necrotic and ischemic wounds as a result of these injuries. Proper monitoring and immediate intervention will go a long way in minimizing the morbidity associated with these injuries. However, if there is a delay in recognition and treatment, it can lead to complications like skin necrosis, gangrene, extensive soft tissue defects and contractures. Treatment in these circumstances needs an individualized approach and entails wound debridement followed by skin grafts and flap cover. Documentation and prompt intervention can avoid medicolegal issues for the physician and the hospital.
Extravasation, Iatrogenic injury, Necrosis, Infiltration, Saline
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Leon
Alexander
dr.leonalex@gmail.com
10031947532846009450
10031947532846009450
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Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Abu Dhabi, UAE