Aribit F, Laville J, Baron J
Service de chirurgie infantile, CHD Félix Guyon, 97405 Saint-Denis, La Réunion.
Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot. 2000 Feb;86(1):87-8.
Complications of extravasation of intravenous fluid are not rare in pediatric practice, and their local (skin necrosis) and regional (vasculo nervous) implications can be severe. Two cases are presented in order to discuss the different treatments options and to describe the subcutaneous aspiration technique, which can be immediately efficient if proposed in a short delay.