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Podcast: Anesthesia Patient Safety Podcast
Episode: #269 Infiltrated IV Crisis: Managing Complications and Keeping Patients Safe
Description: Every anesthesia professional has encountered IV infiltration—but when neuromuscular blocking agents are involved, this common complication becomes a complex patient safety challenge with no established guidelines.This episode delves into the critical management of infiltrated paralytics, a complication affecting 14% of peripheral IV catheterizations that can lead to delayed induction, compromised emergence, and potentially serious tissue injury. We're joined by Dr. Govind Rangrass, Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, who shares why this overlooked issue deserves urgent attention: "When a paralytic is involved, the complexity skyrockets and there's almost no literature to guide us."We br...