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Prevention of infectious complications during treatment
Prevention of infectious complications during treatment
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Bone marrow - this is a very important fabric, which is involved not only in the production of red blood cells, and leukocytes - white blood cells. Chemotherapy drugs exert their effects on the cells of rapidly, which include bone marrow cells. This leads to the fact that during chemotherapy is often weakened immune system and increases the body's sensitivity to various infections. Low white blood cell count may be the result of the fact that even weak pathogenic microbes can cause infection in any organ (most commonly in the skin, mouth, lungs, rectum, bladder, genitals).
Therefore, we recommend carefully adhere to personal hygiene and to be attentive to any signs of the infection.
In order to prevent the development of infectious complications should adhere to certain rules of personal hygiene and behavior during the course of chemotherapy:
Wash your hands several times a day, especially before meals, before and after using the toilet.
Diligently, but carefully follow the rules of personal hygiene after each bowel movement.
When the homework should be careful to avoid injury. For this purpose, you can use protective gloves.
Under no circumstances should not squeeze pimples, do not cut or pluck burrs.
If you have damaged your skin, immediately wash the wound with warm water and soap and disinfect (but not iodine!).
Do not associate with people who are sick, suffering from colds, viral infections, and with children who have been recently vaccinated against measles, polio, mumps and rubella.
You can easily catch the infection from them.
Avoid crowded places (shops, public transport).
Unfortunately, even the implementation of these recommendations is not always possible to avoid infection. Therefore, we must know the basic symptoms and if they occur seek medical advice immediately.
Signs of infection include:
increase in body temperature to 37.5 degrees and above,
If you receive chemotherapy intravenously through a catheter, you should closely monitor its condition. If the catheter appeared in discomfort, pain or redness, you should immediately notify the nurse or doctor. Treatment of infectious complications of chemotherapy should be restricted to a doctor. Do not take yourself some antibiotics and other drugs.
In marked decrease in the number of leukocytes in the blood doctor may prescribe medications that stimulate the growth and division of white blood cells. These include neupogen (filgrastim). It is administered as injections.
Oral Care
Chemotherapy has a negative effect on the oral mucosa. It appears the development of ulcers and sores. These sores are open the gate for any infections: bacteria, viruses and fungi.
With prolonged use of chemotherapy can develop multiple dental caries. In the mouth a lot of micro-organisms, and the mucous membrane is often injured, so against a background of chemotherapy can easily occur, local infection.
In order to reduce the appearance of these complications, you should observe certain rules of caring for your mouth:
Before starting chemotherapy, should consult with a dentist and cure or remove diseased teeth.
Buy a new soft toothbrush.
After use, wash your toothbrush and store it in a dry place.
Brush your teeth after every meal.
Use a soft paste, does not irritate the mouth.
If dry mouth treat their neutral fat or oily solution of vitamin A.
If you have yet appeared soreness and inflammation of the mucous membranes of the mouth and gums, it is recommended:
There are foods cold or at room temperature.
Eat soft foods in the form (mashed potatoes, oatmeal, scrambled eggs, cheese, pasta, bananas, applesauce, etc.).
Pre-soaked in the liquid and solid dry food. Add to the dry food oil, mild gravy or broth.
Do not drink acidic and irritating foods (tomatoes, oranges, pickles).
Do not eat spicy and salty foods.
Limit consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Try to stop smoking.
After each meal rinse your mouth.
If ingestion causes severe pain in your mouth, ask your doctor whether he could appoint a drug that would reduce the pain.
If you have already received chemotherapy, which led to inflammation of the mucous membranes of the mouth, follow these recommendations from the first day of the next course of treatment.
