When parenteral fluids have escaped into the surrounding tissue, the nurse would document and report that ___________ had occurred
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Extravasation or infiltration
Extravasation is the term for escaped parenteral fluid that has entered the surrounding tissue.
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