[Trial of self-management of outpatients with implanted reservoir for arterial infusion of anticancer drugs].
We attempted to instruct the outpatients with malignant liver tumor (metastatic liver cancer and advanced hepatocellular carcinoma) who received intermittent arterial infusion chemotherapy using implanted reservoir to detach the devices for arterial infusion by themselves at home. All patients who received our instruction could master self-detachment at home, which shortened the hospitalized day. And patients' desire for this treatment promoted with improvement of the recognition of their families to participate in treatment together. We experienced no trouble which disturb the treatment. This methods was considered to promote the improvement of QOL of these patients.
Yanase
M
M
Dept. of Nursing Care, Ogaki Municipal Hospital.
Kitano
H
H
Furusawa
H
H
Minoura
M
M
Nagasawa
M
M
Honma
Y
Y
Nishimoto
Y
Y
Kumada
T
T
Nakano
S
S
Toyoda
H
H
D000553:Ambulatory Care; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D018575:Home Care Services, Hospital-Based; D018718:Home Infusion Therapy; D006801:Humans; D015918:Infusion Pumps, Implantable; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012646:Self Administration