Condutas da equipe de enfermagem sobre extravasamento de agentes antineoplásicos: revisão integrativa

Abstract

In the treatment of cancer, the chemotherapy, which is the infusion of chemical agents by means of venipuncture in cancer patients stands out. Nursing plays a fundamental role in chemotherapeutic treatment, since it is responsible for the infusion of the antineoplastic among other attributions. Objectives: To review in the literature the behavior of the nursing team on the extravasation of antineoplastic agents and to describe the practices in the prevention of this cancer emergency. Methodology: This is an integrative review of the literature, for the construction of this work a bibliographic selection was made through the Electronic Libraries Electronic Scientific Library Online (SCIELO) and Virtual Health Library (VHL), which were used the following descriptors in Results: Based on the inclusion criteria, the final sample consisted of seven selected articles, with the publications distributed between the years of 2001 and 2017. The results were categorized in "nursing team conducts on extravasation of antineoplastic agents" and "behaviors adopted to prevent this oncologic emergency". Final considerations: It is necessary to provide quality nursing care for cancer patients, reducing the damages of this oncological emergency, especially in order to prevent extravasation