Skin Necrosis Following Extravasation Injury: A 5‐Year Experience in a Tertiary Paediatric Centre
Washout is effective for reducing skin loss in paediatric extravasation injuries, particularly in grades 3 and 4. Lower limb cannulation carries a significantly higher risk of skin loss. Injury grade should guide urgent washout intervention.
Authors
- Christopher J. Coombs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0367-8234)
- Daniel James WILKS (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0617-6712)
- Ashan Rabinath FERNANDO
Institutions
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ANZ Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.70409
- Primary Topic
- Chemotherapy-related skin toxicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00