Supportive Care in Pediatric Oncology A Practical Evidence-Based Approach /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Feusner, James H. (Editor), Hastings, Caroline A. (Editor), Agrawal, Anurag K. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Pediatric Oncology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Hematology.; Oncology.; Nursing.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.

Much of the gains in survival over the last 50 years in pediatric oncology have occurred through successively more intensive treatment regimens and concomitant improvement in the supportive care required to manage the complications of such regimens.  Supportive Care in Pediatric Oncology provides a...

Table of Contents:

• Febrile neutropenia,- Transfusion support
• Tumor lysis syndrome
• Cardiopulmonary emergencies
• Neurologic emergencies
• Hyperleukocytosis.-  The acute abdomen
• Thrombotic disorders
• Pain
• Emesis
• Oral mouth care and mucositis
• Nutrition
• Acute radiation side effects
• Prevention of infections
• Hematopoietic growth factors
• Immunization practice
• Central venous catheters
• Knowledge gaps and opportunities for research.