Table 1.

Grading of extravasation injury

Grading
Mild	Moderate	Severe
Minimal or no pain	Moderate pain and/or stinging	Severe pain and Singing
Mild singing	Skin blanching with/without discoloration	Skin blanching, pale with/without areas of reddish purple discoloration
Skin blanching/discoloration without edema	Skin blisters Edema	Skin blisters, breakdown/ulceration
Cool extremities	Cool extremities	Gross edema
No numbers	No signs of neurovascular compromise -no numbness, good capillary refill	Signs of neurovascular compromise and/or compartment syndrome – Numbness/absent sensation, poor/delayed capillary refill, pain of stretching of extremity