Calcium gluconate--its unusual complication.

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  • J K Lakhani
چکیده

Children receiving intravenous (IV) fluids, electrolytes and antibiotics are particularly prone to fluid escape (extravasation). Extravasation of chemotherapeutic agents, hypertonic fluids, sodium bicarbonate and calcium salts cause skin ulceration and necrosis(l). Children who are irritable or getting repeated seizures are more prone to IV bulge and fluid escape at the site, because of their thin fragile veins(l). IV calcium gluconate is a frequently used electrolyte in pediatric practice. Although other complications of calcium gluconate extravasation are well known, soft tissue calcification is rare. This case report describes one such case.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Indian pediatrics

دوره 33 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1996