The author summarized their nursing measures for caring 20 malignant patients treated by whole-body heat therapy combined with chemotherapy,focusing on body posture,selection of medical articles,protection of body parts liable to burn. Some singular bubbles developed in the legs of only 2 patients and were healed with timely treatment one week later.
Whole-body heat therapy combined with chemotherapy is effective in treating malignant tumor patients,which increases the therapeutic efficacy. Rigorous nursing measures are effective in the prevention of burns.
Objective: To establish the safety of systemic Cancer Multistep Therapy (sCMT) including whole body hyperthermia, by means of hemodynamic, laboratory and clinical investigations.
Conclusions: sCMT, including whole body hyperthermia, accompanied by suitable anesthesiological management and monitoring, does not lead to any serious or sustained organ dysfunction and can therefore be regarded as a safe therapy.
The therapeutic application of whole-body hyperthermia, whereby the body temperature is for a short time raised to 43-44°C is currently considered quite promising.
There are no signs of organ lesions in healthy subjects exposed to an 1-hour 40° C whole-body hyperthermia, induced by radiofrequency or infrared light.
ObjectiveTo observe the pulse,blood pressure and ECG changes after regional/ whole body low hyperthemia.Methods 54 advanced cancer patients were heated by 600~800W microwave power to the lower chest or midabdominal region for 120~180min.The temperature in rectum or esophagus is higher than 40℃ to certain time.The pulse,blood pressure and ECG are taken before and after traetment.Results In 44 cases with normal ECG findings,16(36%) cases were found with more or less ST depression in their ECG.In 10 cases with...
Objective To evaluate the influence and the peri-operation nursing countermeasure on Extracorporeal Whole Body Hyperthermia(EWBH) to the central nervous system. Methods 80 cases of terminal cancer were received EWBH. We collected the data of the abnormal central nervous system symptoms according to EWBH. On the other hand, we observed what was changed in normal tissue by pathology on the animal models. Results There were 18 cases occurred he abnormal central nervous system symptoms. The animal pathologic...
To analyze characteristics and reasons of the skin burn caused by whole body hyperthermia and discuss valid nursing measures. Method To review and summarize the reasons of skin burn caused by whole body hyperthermia and nursing in 22 patients admitted to our hospital from July 2003 to November 2003. Results Thirteen patients completed the whole process of whole body hyperthermia successfully. Skin burn occurred in 9 of them and healed through treatment and nursing. Conclusion Enhancing the cons...