Extravasation

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 More General Terms 4 References

More Specific Terms

• intravenous (IV) extravasation

Introduction

• Exudation or passing of fluid from a lumenal structure, into the surrounding tissue i.e.
• blood or IV fluid from a blood vessel
• lymph from a lymphatic vessel
• urine from the bladder or ureters

More General Terms

• sign/symptom

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

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