Review Article
Extravasation Injuries in Adults
Table 1
Medications that may increase the risk of extravasation.
| Medication | Risk |
| Anticoagulants Antifibrinolytics Antiplatelets | May exacerbate extravasation or cause a compartmental injury by increasing local bleeding | Vasodilators | May increase local blood flow and enlarge the area of injury | Hormone Therapy | Vasodilating properties | Steroids | Vasodilating properties | Diuretics | May increase local blood flow | Antihistamines | May constrict capillaries and arterioles, resulting in ischaemic injury | Analgesics | Reduced pain sensation may cause less reporting of extravasations | IV antibiotics | Repeated venous insult may thrombose vessels |
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