title: Extravasation management of nonchemotherapeutic medications.
abstract: Many who think of vesicants think of chemotherapy and oncology patients. But not all vesicants are chemotherapy medications. This article reviews the factors that increase the risk of extravasation, the nonchemotherapeutic medications associated with extravasation injuries, and the recommended treatments.
authors.affiliation: St John Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Rogers State University, Claremore, Oklahoma. Sarah M. Martin, PharmD, MBA, is a clinical pharmacist at St John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and an adjunct faculty member in the Health Sciences Department at Rogers State University in Claremore, Oklahoma.
authors.forename: Sarah M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials; D006801:Humans; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations