Conde-Estévez D, Mateu-de Antonio J. [Update in the management of extravasations of cytocytostatic agent].
FARMACIA HOSPITALARIA 2011;
36:34-42. [PMID:
21798785 DOI:
10.1016/j.farma.2011.01.002]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2010] [Revised: 01/24/2011] [Accepted: 01/27/2011] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To present current developments in the specific management of extravasations of antineoplastic agents after the extravasation.
METHOD
We conducted a search in PubMed, Medline and IDIS-Iowa to identify papers written in English or Spanish that described new specific measures for the management of extravasations. We also reviewed the references given in these papers and recent tertiary sources related to oncology or cytostatic agents. The search covered the period between 1997 and 2010.
RESULTS
There are only specific measures for the treatment of extravasations of 22 cytostatic agents. These measures are presented for each cytostatic agent, according their drug group.
CONCLUSIONS
Although currently there is no general consensus on the specific management of antineoplastic agents after extravasation, this review outlines the information collected and published so far, so that it may be of use to any national health centre where cytostatic drugs are prescribed, handled or administered.
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