Self-advocacy is crucial in healthcare, especially for patients with chronic conditions like cancer, to ensure proper care and treatment. Recognizing signs of IV infiltration and extravasation is ...

Phlebitis and infiltration are complications due to intravenous (IV) therapy. They can cause swelling, pain, and changes in the skin around the IV insertion site. Treatment typically resolves symptoms ...

Septic thrombophlebitis is an infection that can occur after the placement of special catheters in your veins. These catheters are used for treatment, but they can also lead to complications. There ...

A large-scale clinical trial found that intravenous infusion of exenatide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog medication, during heart surgeries involving bypass did not significantly reduce the ...

When a healthcare professional administers a drug through a venous cannula, there is a small risk of extravasation, which means the solution leaks out of the veins and into the surrounding tissue. If ...

Randomized phase II study of epirubicin (E) plus cyclophosphamide (C) vs. weekly paclitaxel (P) as primary systemic therapy (PST) in patients (pts) with stage II and III breast cancer (BC) ...