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Implanted Port Patency: Comparing Heparin and Normal Saline

Donna Egnatios
Crystle Gloria
CJON 2021, 25(2), 169-173 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.169-173
Background: To maintain implanted port patency, clinicians can better determine the difference between the use of heparin and normal saline, including risk to patients, unnecessary cost to the healthcare system, and whether heparin is effective in maintaining port patency. Objectives: The aim is to...
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Infusion Site Reactions: Classification in the Setting of Fosaprepitant Administration With Chemotherapy

Alexa N. Segna
Roberta H. Baron
Bevin Cohen
CJON 2020, 24(6), E79-E84 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.E79-E84
Background: Studies report a wide range of incidence and severity of infusion site adverse events (ISAEs) following fosaprepitant administration. Objectives: The purposes of this study were (a) to determine the incidence of suspected extravasation in patients with cancer receiving fosaprepitant...
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Central Line Care: Reducing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections on a Hematologic Malignancy and Stem Cell Transplant Unit

Josephine Beaudry
Kathleen ScottoDiMaso
CJON 2020, 24(2), 148-152 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.148-152
Background: Patients with hematologic malignancies and stem cell transplant recipients are at increased risk for infections because of their prolonged periods of profound neutropenia. Central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) can result in lengthy hospitalizations, increased...
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Chemotherapy Extravasation From Implanted Ports

Lisa Schulmeister
Dawn Camp-Sorrell
ONF 2000, 27(3), 531-538 DOI: 10.1188/00.ONF.531-538
Purpose/Objectives: To describe the four primary causes of extravasation from implanted ports. Data Sources: Journal articles, textbooks, medical records, depositions, serial photographs, and the authors' personal experiences. Data Synthesis: Extravasation from ports can occur by four major...
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Satisfaction Versus Dissatisfaction With Venous Access Devices in Outpatient Oncology: A Pilot Study

Cynthia Chernecky
ONF 2001, 1613-1616 DOI:
Purpose/Objectives: To examine outpatient oncology satisfaction/dissatisfaction with venous access devices (VADs), identify positive and negative experiences, and determine their overall effect on quality of life. Design: Descriptive. Setting: Outpatient oncology clinic in the United States. Sample...
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