Safety of power injector use in children as measured by incidence of extravasation.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the safety of power injector use in peripheral IV injections for CT examinations of children by measuring the incidence of contrast extravasation and to review the management of extravasation as reported in the literature.

Subjects And Methods: At a tertiary pediatric center, we prospectively collected data on 557 children undergoing CT with IV contrast injection by power injector through a peripheral venous line. Data collected included age, weight, angiocatheter size, location of venous access, flow rate, total contrast volume, maximum injector pressure, and incidence of extravasation.

The role of endovascular treatment for pediatric aneurysms.

Objectives: To review all cases of pediatric aneurysms, we treated and evaluated their characteristics. The objective of the study is to compare between surgical and endovascular approaches regarding treatment and outcome.

Methods: All cases of pediatric intracranial aneurysms diagnosed and managed by our team in the last 12 years were prospectively collected in our vascular malformation data base and reviewed.