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Revista Cubana de Enfermería
On-line version ISSN 1561-2961
Abstract
GARCIA-SANCHEZ, Dumeivy; SANTA CRUZ-LEONARD, María Eugenia and CHONGO-SOLIS, Claribel. Prevention and Treatment of Extravasation of Intravenous Chemotherapy. Rev Cubana Enfermer [online]. 2019, vol.35, n.2 Epub June 01, 2019. ISSN 1561-2961.
Introduction:
Intravenous cytostatic extravasation is a serious complication of treatment in cancer patients, which can cause serious tissue damage.
Objective:
To systematize the prevention and treatment measures to be taken by nursing professionals in case of extravasation of intravenous chemotherapy.
Methods:
Systematic bibliographic review with content analysis of original and review documents published in Spanish and English in SciELO from 2009 to 2016, with the following keywords: extravasación [extravasation], quimioterapia [chemotherapy], medidas de prevención[prevention measures], tratamiento de extravasación[treatment of extravasation]. Articles that were useful for the development of the review were identified and consulted, as well as monographs of several updated journals and doctoral theses, which allowed the logical-historical analysis of the criteria that support prevention and treatment measures in the extravasation of intravenous chemotherapy.
Conclusions:
The prevention of this complication has proven to be the best measure to avoid tissue damage; however, there are alternative treatments that nurses should know and apply quickly and efficiently.
Keywords : Extravasation of therapeutic and diagnostic materials; accident prevention; pharmacology treatment.