title: Chelation therapy for iron overload: nursing practice implications.
abstract: Many diseases of the blood are treated with blood transfusion therapy. Chronic transfusions can cause iron overload, and, if untreated, can cause end-organ damage. Chelation therapy provides a way of treating iron overload and minimizing its adverse effects. Nurses need to understand that iron overload is a consequence of chronic blood transfusion, and they need to know what effects it has on end organs and what treatment options are available.
authors.affiliation: Nursing and Patient Services Department, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. eckese@cc.nih.gov
authors.forename: Ellen J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Eckes
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing; D055104:Infusions, Subcutaneous / Q000451:nursing; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D019190:Iron Overload / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D009736:Nursing Process
chemical_list: D007502:Iron Chelating Agents
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