IV INFILTRATION - WHAT CAN HAPPEN

Updated 11/25

IV therapy is commonly used in the clinical setting.

It is very important to assess and document the condition
of the IV site. 

Helpful hint: If the patient who is in your care, complains
of pain or sensitivity at the IV site, immediate steps should
be taken to carefully examine the site. 

There are drugs such as, Dilantin, Dopamine and Potassium 
that may damage the soft tissue around the IV site, if there
is an infiltration.

Learn more about: IV assessment and quiz

and The New nurse - blood transfusion

 

 Learn more about :  IV site care 

The surgical patient is at risk for infection, related to
  surgical intervention.

- Paralytic ileus may occur .

- Hypothermia due to fluid loss and bodily exposure
  during surgery. Hypothermia increases the body's need
  for oxygen and possibly may lead to a cardiac event.

 Warming measures are necessary.