Peripheral Infiltration and Extravasation Injury Methodology: A Retrospective Study

Brian Odom¹, Leah Lowe, Charlotte Yates

• ¹Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas (Dr Yates, Mr Odom); Harding University Physical Therapy Program, Searcy, Arkansas (Mr Odom); University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas (Drs Yates and Lowe, Mr Odom); and Center for Translational Neuroscience, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas (Dr Yates). Brian Odom, MS, PT, CWS, is an assistant professor in the physical therapy program at Harding University, where he teaches integumentary, cardiopulmonary, and clinical reasoning. Board certified in wound care, he practices at Arkansas Children's Hospital. His emphasis in wound care focuses on acute trauma, pressure ulcers, and wounds in intensive care units. He is also a PhD student at the University of Central Arkansas. Leah Lowe, PhD, DPT, PT, PCS, is an assistant professor of physical therapy at the University of Central Arkansas. She teaches in the pediatrics course work and is the course director for Physical Therapy Research 1-2. She is a board-certified pediatric clinical specialist and practices at Pediatrics Plus, a specialized pediatric health care provider. Charlotte Yates, PhD, PT, PCS, is an associate professor at the University of Central Arkansas, where she teaches neuroscience, pediatrics, and integumentary. She is a research faculty member at the Center for Translational Neuroscience. A board-certified clinical specialist in pediatrics, Dr Yates practices at Arkansas Children's Hospital. Her emphasis on wound care is acute trauma.