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Nursing care of the blood cell transplant recipient
P C Buchsel1, E Leum, S R Randolph
1University of Washington, Issaquah, USA.
Objectives:
To review the complications of blood cell transplantation (BCT) and their clinical and nursing management.
Data Sources:
Review articles, research studies, book chapters pertaining to the complications of peripheral stem cell transplantation and the management of these complications.
Conclusions:
As the number of patients receiving BCT increases, complications related to stem cell mobilization, harvesting, dose-intensive conditioning therapy, infusion, and engraftment are being documented with increasing accuracy.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
Oncology nurses will be caring for an increasing population of patients undergoing BCT. Although complications of both bone marrow transplantation and BCT are similar there are unique differences. Support and nursing interventions are of utmost importance for BCT patients and their family caregivers.