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April 15-16, 2019 | Frankfurt, Germany
Oncology Nursing and Cancer Care
16
th
International Conference on
Journal of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics | Volume 4
Emergencies in pediatric oncology: Need to know knowledge for oncology nurses
Asohan Thevarajah
Sabah Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Malaysia
E
mergencies in paediatric oncology can occur
as the initial presentation of the cancer, during
progression of the cancer and during or after cancer
chemotherapy. Early identification and appropriate
intervention will prevent dire consequences. As
oncologynurses are inconstant contactwithchildren
with cancer they have an important role in the
management of emergencies in paediatric oncology.
Leukaemia is the most common cancer in children
accounting for approximately 35% of all childhood
cancer. Oncology emergencies that commonly occur
in childhood leukaemias that paediatric oncology
nurses need to know are tumour lysis syndrome,
hyperleukocytosis, superior vena cava syndrome
and neutropaenic sepsis.
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