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. 2023 Feb;23(2):42-45.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2022.11.002. Epub 2022 Dec 22.

Peripheral venous extravasation injury

M J Billingham  1 , R Mittal  1
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Peripheral venous extravasation injury

M J Billingham et al. BJA Educ. 2023 Feb.
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Keywords: adverse effects; extravasation; injection site adverse events; patient safety.

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Algorithm for the timely management of extravasation injury. ∗Please see ‘Evolving tissue injury risk assessment’ section for definition of ‘high risk’.
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