Evaluation of Characteristics Associated With Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition Extravasation: A Descriptive Analysis in a Japanese University Hospital

Aging, neoplasms (especially hematological malignancy), malnutrition, and blood coagulation abnormalities were common characteristics of patients with PPN extravasation. Nurses should be careful about PPN extravasation even at midnight or in the early hours of the morning because of the relatively poor subjective symptoms, such as pain and discomfort, caused by PPN extravasation.