title: Nursing role model for computed tomography contrast injection decreases extravasation rates.
abstract: Extravasation of intravenous contrast administered for computed tomography remains of concern in pediatric patients. It is of great interest to any pediatric radiology department to decrease extravasation events in an effort to reduce even small adverse outcomes and improve the overall patient experience in the radiology department. Here, a total of 17 extravasation events, as reported and documented in departmental quality assurance at our institution over 4 years, were retrospectively reviewed for factors contributing to the number of adverse extravasation events. We found that pediatric nursing plays a central role in both achieving and maintaining a low extravasation rate at our institution.
authors.affiliation: Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA. nkadom@cnmc.org
authors.forename: Nadja
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kadom
authors.forename: Hayder D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Hashim
authors.forename: Cara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: Marjean
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cefaratti
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bulas
authors.forename: Eglal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shalaby-Rana
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media