Extravasation injuries and emergency suction as treatment

To evaluate the efficiency of emergency suction in extravasation injuries of contrast medium, records of 11 patients treated for extravasation injuries with a combination of suction and saline washout were reviewed. All of the patients were treated in the first 2 hours after injury. The mean extrava...

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Published inPlastic and reconstructive surgery (1963) Vol. 105; no. 1; p. 109
Main Authors Vandeweyer, E, Heymans, O, Deraemaecker, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.2000
Subjects
Aged
Burns, Chemical - surgery
Contrast Media - adverse effects
Emergencies
Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials - surgery
Female
Humans
Infusions, Intravenous
Iothalamate Meglumine - adverse effects
Lipectomy
Male
Middle Aged
Therapeutic Irrigation
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:To evaluate the efficiency of emergency suction in extravasation injuries of contrast medium, records of 11 patients treated for extravasation injuries with a combination of suction and saline washout were reviewed. All of the patients were treated in the first 2 hours after injury. The mean extravasated volume was 55 cc. There were no surgery-related complications, and all the patients experienced a relief of their preoperative pain. Except for two patients with blisters at admission, none of them suffered skin or soft-tissue necrosis. Mean time to complete healing was 9 days. Emergency suction therapy is safe and effective in preventing the skin and soft-tissue necrosis associated with extravasation injuries of hyperosmolar contrast medium.
ISSN:0032-1052
DOI:10.1097/00006534-200001000-00019