The Rate of Infusion Represents an Important Aspect of Administering Anticancer Agents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infusion rate is one of the essential elements that should be included in all intravenous orders. Patients may experience adverse consequences or risks associated with inappropriate infusion. Meanwhile, there is growing pressure on the chemotherapy unit to deliver treatment quickly, efficiently, and safely, and thus it is very necessary to improve the chemotherapy process and service to cancer patients. Clinicians should consider how to further standardize infusion therapy, and innovate new infusion strategies to increase efficacy, reduce toxicity, improve patient satisfaction and save health resource costs. Sporadic studies have evaluated the effects of infusion rates of anticancer agents on clinical outcomes, economic benefits, and administration efficiency. However, a

SUBMITTER: Lan MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10676648 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature