Extravasation incidence

Extravasation Incidence

Extravasation is not as rare as many people think:

In children, up to 58% of intravenous lines may 'tissue'.75
2% of Medical Defence Union cases involving anaesthetic-related events between 1970-1982 (excluding deaths) were due to extravasation injuries.76
5% of patients who received a course of cytotoxic injections experienced extravasations.77

This page last updated 30/6/2007