Open AccessHepatic Arterial Infusion Pump: Complications and Nursing Management Regarding Use in Patients With Colorectal Cancer
Author(s) -
Deborah Italiano
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical journal of oncology nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1538-067X
pISSN - 1092-1095
DOI - 10.1188/18.cjon.340-346
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , chemotherapy , metastasis , radiation therapy , disease , intensive care medicine , cancer , oncology , nursing , general surgery
The hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) pump is a treatment-delivery method based on the principle of targeting the tumor site directly and can be used alone or in combination with systemic chemotherapy.