Cardenas-Garcia et al (2015) performed a prospective observational study of adult patients receiving vasoactive medications through a peripheral IV over a 20 month period at a single center ICU. They used peripheral vasopressors for days, but had a strict protocol that included selection of appropriate IVs that may not be reproducible in most emergency departments (see table) and a plan for extravasation.


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