ONS Guidelines (2004) says you cannot run a continuous vesicant for over one hour kathy
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Heather Nichols Sent: Mon 2/6/2006 1:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: extravasation pictures I would like to obtain some really gruesome extravasation pictures. I am especially interested in cytotoxic drugs (Taxol in particular). The Gyn/Onc doc's in my facility are trying to say it is ok to give vesicant chemo drugs peripherally as long as they are less then 4 hour infusions. If the peripheral site was receiving appropriate observation and care, it might not be bad, but they want to put a patient in a closed off room, away from nursing supervision, and give these infusions. The nurses are scared to death. I need to put together a scarey presentation for these doc's complete with pictures and possibly some legal cases (Sue? Darnell?) Can anyone help me out? E-mail me privately. Thanks ahead of time! Heather Nichols RN BSN CRNI Infusion Services University of Louisville Trauma Institute 530 S. Jackson St. Lou. Ky. 40202 (502)562-3530 ----------------------------------------------------- Confidentiality Disclaimer This message, including any attachments, is confidential, intended only for the named recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure under applicable law, including PHI (Protected Health Information) covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. If you receive this message in error, or are not the named recipient(s), please notify the sender or contact the University of Louisville Health Care I.S. helpdesk at 502.562.3637 to report an inadvertently received message.
