title: Surveillance of the patient receiving infusional cancer chemotherapy: nursing role in recognition and management of catheter-related complications. The Cancer Center of Boston.
abstract: Surveillance of the patient on infusional cancer chemotherapy (ICC) is paramount to patient safety. Key to this issue is diligence in monitoring for complications of infusion catheters. Nursing knowledge and awareness are essential for the early detection of such complications. The following is a composite of the manifestations of commonly experienced catheter-related complications. The incidence, detection and management issues are presented from the perspective of 15 years experience with ICC at The Cancer Center of Boston (TCC).
authors.affiliation: Cancer Center of Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Strong
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Childress
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fougere
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gotthardt
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D001900:Boston; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000451:nursing; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents