title: [Outpatient chemotherapy of an advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer].
abstract: We report the outpatient chemotherapy of an advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer. From April 2005 to May 2006, 50 patients were treated with FOLFIRI or FOLFOX in our hospital. Forty five patients (90%) had an intravenous catheter and a port for the chemotherapy, 23 patients (46%) were treated at the outpatient booths. We used the clinical pathway in chemotherapy for patients and co-medical roles. We were not experiencing emergency admission of side effects. Outpatient chemotherapy utilizing FOLFIRI or FOLFOX for advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer can be enforced safely by using the clinical pathway.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Yukihito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kokuba
authors.forename: Heita
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hatate
authors.forename: Takatoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Wataru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Onosato
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ihara
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002166:Camptothecin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019091:Critical Pathways; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D015918:Infusion Pumps, Implantable; D002955:Leucovorin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; D002955:Leucovorin; D005472:Fluorouracil; D002166:Camptothecin