Activity ID
10473Expires
June 2, 2026Format Type
InternetCME Credit
1Fee
$54 - $87CME Provider: American Society of Anesthesiologists
Description of CME Course
Peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheter insertion is the most common invasive hospital procedure performed worldwide, 50 percent of IVs will fail, with 23 percent of those failures due to infiltrations. The malpositioned IV presents a challenging and underreported problem for the anesthesiologist. Early signs of IV abnormalities such as fluid flow, swelling or redness at the site and pain on injection should trigger further inspection but these signs are not being identified until infiltration or extravasation has already occurred.
In this course, you’ll learn about the incidence and risks for IV infiltration and extravasation, which medications and patients are high risk, and how to diagnose and immediately treat the potential injury to avoid further harm to the patient. This course has been updated to include additional content regarding ultrasound-guided IVs.
Earn patient safety CME plus quality improvement points by creating an action plan to reduce infiltration and extravasation events in your practice and reporting outcomes on the measures taken.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Anesthesiology
Ophthalmology
Plastic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Urology
Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
List the factors that predispose to IV infusion injury
Define the terms extravasation, infiltration and compartment syndrome
Identify medications and fluids used in the perioperative setting that are vesicants
Plan an approach to manage IV infusion injuries to reduce and ultimately eliminate the number of IV failures and injuries to patients in the perioperative setting
Prepare a performance plan to improve the quality of IV infiltration and extravasation
Competencies
Medical Knowledge, Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Practice-based Learning & Improvement
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Inpatient, Rural, Urban
