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Docetaxel extravasation resulting in vesicant type skin reaction: case report

01 May 2008

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

Extravasations – pain at the intravenous site and local blistering – are caused by the leakage of fluids used in chemotherapy from blood vessels into surrounding...

Vesicant chemotherapy – the management of extravasation

03 April 2009

Cancer Nursing Practice

Feature

Vesicant chemotherapy agents can cause varying degrees of tissue necrosis when they extravasate from the vein or are inadvertently administered into the tissue....

Extravasation: prevention, recognition and management

01 September 2010

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article provides readers with an overview of extravasation, including risk factors and management strategies. The importance of accurate reporting and...

Infusion-related risks associated with chemotherapy

17 February 2016

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article provides a comprehensive overview of the risks associated with the administration of chemotherapy, monoclonal antibodies and targeted or biological...