Background: Hemorrhagic cystitis (HC) is a troublesome and potentially life-threatening complication of bone marrow transplantation (BMT). HC can appear within a few hours after chemotherapy or after weeks or months. Early-onset HC (EOHC) is usually associated with the conditioning regimen. Objectives: The main aim of this study was to describe the incidence of EOHC in patients undergoing BMT regimens with high-dose cyclophosphamide (CY) and the effects of the main preventive measures adopted in Italian nursing practice. Methods: The authors retrospectively analyzed the clinical records of 158 Italian patients who underwent BMT from 2006–2008. Findings: Thirty-one patients (20%) developed EOHC. One hundred and forty-seven patients (93%) given high-dose CY were treated with hyperhydration combined with 2-mercaptoethane sulphonate and diuresis alkalinization, and only 51 (32%) patients were preventively catheterized and received continuous bladder irrigation (CBI). By univariate analysis, prophylactic urethral catheterization and CBI did not decrease EOHC incidence, questioning if these measures should be routinely recommended. Previous studies showed increased discomfort and urinary tract infection in catheterized patients; therefore, nurses may fulfill an important role in balancing the benefits and harms of preventive catheterization and CBI in patients who received BMT conditioning with high-dose CY.
Preventive Measures for Cyclophosphamide-Related Hemorrhagic Cystitis in Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation: An Italian Multicenter Retrospective Study
Gonella, Silvia;
2015-01-01
Abstract
Background: Hemorrhagic cystitis (HC) is a troublesome and potentially life-threatening complication of bone marrow transplantation (BMT). HC can appear within a few hours after chemotherapy or after weeks or months. Early-onset HC (EOHC) is usually associated with the conditioning regimen. Objectives: The main aim of this study was to describe the incidence of EOHC in patients undergoing BMT regimens with high-dose cyclophosphamide (CY) and the effects of the main preventive measures adopted in Italian nursing practice. Methods: The authors retrospectively analyzed the clinical records of 158 Italian patients who underwent BMT from 2006–2008. Findings: Thirty-one patients (20%) developed EOHC. One hundred and forty-seven patients (93%) given high-dose CY were treated with hyperhydration combined with 2-mercaptoethane sulphonate and diuresis alkalinization, and only 51 (32%) patients were preventively catheterized and received continuous bladder irrigation (CBI). By univariate analysis, prophylactic urethral catheterization and CBI did not decrease EOHC incidence, questioning if these measures should be routinely recommended. Previous studies showed increased discomfort and urinary tract infection in catheterized patients; therefore, nurses may fulfill an important role in balancing the benefits and harms of preventive catheterization and CBI in patients who received BMT conditioning with high-dose CY.
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