title: Nursing care management of photodynamic therapy in digestive tract carcinomas at a single cancer center.
abstract: The primary goal of nursing care in cases of endoscopic photodynamic therapy (PDT) for digestive tract carcinoma is to prevent phototoxicity by the intravenous administration of photosensitizers. The adequate protocol and management of patients should be conducted under the instruction of expert physicians. Our experiences of administering porfimer sodium and talaporfin sodium during clinical PDT provide insight regarding the specific management protocol of each photosensitizer during an in-hospital stay. We herein report our nursing protocol based on 15 years of experience. Under adequate management, PDT can be safely performed.
authors.affiliation: Center for Digestive Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara Kiyotake, Miyazaki, Miyazaki, 8891692, Japan. Electronic address: a_nanashima@med.miyazaki-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nanashima
authors.affiliation: Center for Digestive Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara Kiyotake, Miyazaki, Miyazaki, 8891692, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.affiliation: Center for Digestive Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara Kiyotake, Miyazaki, Miyazaki, 8891692, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.affiliation: Center for Digestive Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara Kiyotake, Miyazaki, Miyazaki, 8891692, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ashizuka
authors.affiliation: Center for Digestive Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara Kiyotake, Miyazaki, Miyazaki, 8891692, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshimasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubota
mesh_terms: D002173:Cancer Care Facilities; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D017323:Dihematoporphyrin Ether / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D011166:Porphyrins; D017323:Dihematoporphyrin Ether; C053434:Talaporfin
keywords: Digestive tract carcinoma; Nursing management; Photodynamic therapy (PDT)