Extravasation of Antineoplastic Agents: Prevention and Treatments

The extravasation of antineoplastic agents is an unwanted and distressing situation that can easily occur. It may cause severe and irreversible local injuries. Left untreated, vesicant chemotherapy extravasation can potentially cause tissue necrosis, functional impairment and permanent disfigurement...

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Autores principales: Boschi, Rita, Rostagno, Elena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4227315/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25396033
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/pr.2012.e28
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description The extravasation of antineoplastic agents is an unwanted and distressing situation that can easily occur. It may cause severe and irreversible local injuries. Left untreated, vesicant chemotherapy extravasation can potentially cause tissue necrosis, functional impairment and permanent disfigurement. This article provides a review of current literature regarding recommendations on the prevention and treatment of extravasation of antineoplastic agents.
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spelling pubmed-42273152014-11-13 Extravasation of Antineoplastic Agents: Prevention and Treatments Boschi, Rita Rostagno, Elena Pediatr Rep Review The extravasation of antineoplastic agents is an unwanted and distressing situation that can easily occur. It may cause severe and irreversible local injuries. Left untreated, vesicant chemotherapy extravasation can potentially cause tissue necrosis, functional impairment and permanent disfigurement. This article provides a review of current literature regarding recommendations on the prevention and treatment of extravasation of antineoplastic agents. PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2012-08-01 /pmc/articles/PMC4227315/ /pubmed/25396033 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/pr.2012.e28 Text en ©Copyright R. Boschi and E. Rostagno http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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