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An Integrated Review: Outpatient Care And Management Of Fever And Neutropenia Among The Pediatric Oncology Population, Sarkis Makarovich
An Integrated Review: Outpatient Care And Management Of Fever And Neutropenia Among The Pediatric Oncology Population, Sarkis Makarovich
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Abstract
In the pediatric population, comprehensive cancer treatment and its associated side effects significantly impact their physical and emotional well-being. Though chemotherapy drugs are valuable agents against cancer cells, they also damage healthy dividing cells, such as bone marrow, thus weakening the immune system. Febrile neutropenia (FN) and associated infections remain the most critical complications of the extensive chemotherapy regimen and can threaten life if not appropriately addressed. Appropriate primary evaluation and treatment of FN in children with cancer includes administering proper broad-spectrum antibiotics. Ongoing research has focused on improving quality of life (QoL); yet, FN has persisted as the …