Extravasation injuries and emergency suction as treatment |
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Authors: | Vandeweyer E Heymans O Deraemaecker R |
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Institution: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Jules Bordet Institute for Cancer, Brussels, Belgium. |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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