Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3236181 | Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Pediatric hematology and oncology patients represent a unique type of pediatric patient with complex medical problems and “high-tech” challenges. For this reason, these patients may provoke anxiety in health care practitioners. Treating children with cancer and blood diseases, such as leukemia, anemia, and bone marrow failure, should have a systematic approach to their care. This chapter serves as a guideline for these distinctive characteristics and provides a process for the evaluation and management of their health care considerations. We will especially focus on fever and neutropenia in oncology patients and make mention of transfusion of blood products.
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Authors
Abby M. Williams, Cristina Estrada, Hilary Gary-Bryan, Kimberly MacKeil-White,