title: [The importance of nursing care in managing complications related to fully-implantable catheters].
abstract: This is an experience report of a thirty-year-old female patient, diagnosed with recurrence of Acute Myeloid Leukemia, submitted to catheter implantation and presenting surgical wound necrosis. The following were used with success: collagenase, calcium alginate and oil lotion with essential fatty acids. It was found that the complications related to catheters are a great challenge in oncology nursing besides implying a delay in the oncological treatment. Making a correct decision as soon as possible is extremely important and avoids removing the catheter too soon.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Del Mar do Chile, Santa Luzia, MG, Brasil. lubruzi@gmail.com
authors.forename: Luciana Mendes
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Bruzi
authors.forename: Danielle Cabral
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Mendes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D009732:Nursing Care; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology