Oncological Emergencies Due to Cancer Treatments and Nursing Management

Abstract

Cancer patients visit the emergency room many times during the treatment process. Situations that cause admission to the emergency department or require urgent intervention are called "oncological emergencies". Oncological emergencies are acute situations that develop due to cancer or complex treatments and require rapid intervention due to the risk of permanent damage and death. It can be seen at any time from the moment of diagnosis of cancer to the terminal stage of the disease. Oncological emergencies; It can be classified in different ways, including tumor-related, metabolic-related, structural-related and treatment-related. This article covers treatment-related oncological emergencies. In this article, extravasation, cytokine release syndrome and hemorrhagic cystitis are included within the scope of treatment-related oncological emergencies.

Keywords

• Cancer
• emergencies
• oncology nursing

Kanser Tedavilerine Bağlı Onkolojik Aciller ve Hemşirelik Yönetimi

Abstract

Kanser hastaları tedavi süreci boyunca pek çok kez acil servise başvurmak durumunda kalabilmektedir. Acil servise başvuru nedeni oluşturan ya da acil müdahale gerektiren durumlar onkolojik aciller olarak isimlendirilmektedir. Onkolojik aciller, kanser veya karmaşık tedaviler nedeniyle gelişen, kalıcı hasar ve ölüm riski dolayısıyla hızlı müdahale gerektiren akut durumlardır. Kanserin tanı anından hastalığın son aşamasına kadar herhangi bir dönemde görülebilmektedir. Onkolojik acil durumlar; tümör kaynaklı, metabolik kaynaklı, yapısal kaynaklı ve tedavi kaynaklı olmak üzere farklı şekillerde sınıflandırılabilmektedir. Bu makalede tedaviye bağlı onkolojik acillere yer verilmiştir. Tedaviye bağlı onkolojik aciller kapsamında; ekstravazasyon, sitokin salınım sendromu ve hemorajik sistit konularına ilişkin bilgiler derlenmiştir.

Keywords

• Aciller
• kanser
• onkoloji hemşireliği

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