Saturday, 21 January 2012

Emedinews:Makesure:A neonate in an ICU being administered IV calcium exhibits signs of inflammation and necrosis at injection site


Situation: A neonate in an ICU being administered IV calcium exhibits signs of inflammation and necrosis at injection site.
Reaction: Oh my God! Why didn’t you observe the IV site carefully.
Make Sure that all hypocalcemic neonates are put on a cardiac monitor while receiving calcium infusions and the IV site is closely observed, because extravasation of calcium can produce severe interstitial necrosis. 

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