Open AccessEvaluation of supportive care management outcomes in cancer chemotherapy: A prospective observational study in a tertiary care teaching hospital in South India
Author(s) -
Reshma Reji,
B Kala Kumar,
Sreejayan Nair,
Girish Thunga,
Vijayanarayana Kunhikatta,
Mahadev Rao,
Karthik S Udupa,
M.K. Unnikrishnan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_174_17
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , medical record , emergency medicine , chemotherapy , prospective cohort study , adverse effect , tertiary care , adverse drug reaction , intensive care medicine , drug , drug reaction , teaching hospital , family medicine , psychiatry
Evaluation of supportive care management of cancer patients experiencing drug-related problems (DRPs) is a challenge because it might increase the cost due to additional therapy. The main objectives of this study were to estimate chemotherapy-associated drug-related hospital admissions in the department of medical oncology and to estimate the cost of managing chemotherapy-associated DRPs.