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. 2024 Mar 6;47(2):120–131. doi: 10.1097/NAN.0000000000000538

TABLE 2. Information on Complications from Peripheral Intravenous Fluid Exposure (n = 497).

IV Complications Prevalence Number Percent
Phlebitis scale grade
0
1
2
3
4

485
10
2
0
0

97.6
2.0
0.4
0
0
Infiltration scale grade
0
1
2
3
4

492
1
4
0
0

99.0
0.2
0.8
0
0
Extravasation scale grade
Normal
Mild
Moderate
Severe

494
1
2
0

99.4
0.2
0.4
0