Reports show that over 90% of all patients who enter the healthcare system receive some type of intravenous therapy through vascular access devices. This has caused a dramatic increase in IV therapy malpractice litigation including:

• Infiltration, Extravasation, Phlebitis
• Air Embolism (Anoxic Encephalopathy)
• IV Catheter Infections, Septicemia
• Nerve Injuries Related to IV Therapy

Perivascular Nurse Consultants, Inc. has a staff of highly qualified Registered Nurses with expertise in Infusion Therapy and Vascular Access. We can provide assistance to both Plaintiff and Defense attorneys in reviewing nursing malpractice cases for merit. We can also provide Infusion Therapy Expert Nurse Witness testimony.
 
 

Our company President, Sue Masoorli has published over 300 journal articles many of which address legal and clinical issues related to the insertion, administration, maintenance and assessment of vascular access devices. She as recently published a chapter on "Intravenous Therapy Liability Issues" in Patricia Iyer, Editor, Nursing Malpractice, Third Edition, 2007. This book is available at www.medleague.com In addition, she has also contributed a chapter entitled "Intravenous Therapy Records" in Medical Legal Aspects of Medical Records published by the Lawyers and Judges Publishing Company.

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