TABLE 6.
Case Study Comparisons
| Case | Service Provider |
Location | Peripheral Infiltration Injury Grade |
Patient Age |
Infusion Substance |
Treatment/Product Used |
Days to Heal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case 1 | Burn team | Dorsum right hand | 4 | 14 years | Cytoxan | Polysporin-Xeroform | 13 |
| Case 2 | Burn team | Left foot | 4 | 6 months | D5 0.45% NS plus 20 mEq KCl | Polysporin-Xeroform | 25 |
| Case 3 | Physical therapy | Right foot | 4 | 3 days | Lipids and TPN | Mepilex Ag | 9 |
| Case 4 | Physical therapy | Right arm (AC) | 4 | 1 month | Lipids and TPN | Mepilex | 25 |
| Case 5 | Physical therapy | Right wrist | 4 | 4 months | D5 0.45% NS plus 20 mEq KCl | Mepilex | Discharge home–unknown |
Abbreviations: AC, antecubital; TPN, total parenteral nutrition; KCl, potassium chloride; NS, normal saline.