Soins; la revue de référence infirmière
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Infection in patients with serious burns is usually linked to care procedures. It occurs beyond the 48th hour and is the leading cause of mortality. The risk of infection is higher in certain elderly patients or those in a precarious situation. Its frequency can be controlled by high quality and well-organised care.
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The assessment and treatment of pain in patients with serious burns concerns continuous pain and occasional pain provoked by care procedures. The patient must be included in this therapeutic project. The control of pain is a measure of the quality and effectiveness of the care provided.
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Regarding patients being treated for breast cancer and on oral capecitabine, the main side effect is the hand-foot syndrome (HFS), or Palmar-Plantar Erythrodysesthesia (PPE).). This could be inconvenient or even debilitating depending on the grade. The Day Care Centre at the Institut Curie in Paris (75) conducted a prospective study on patients treated with oral capecitabine for advanced breast cancer, to assess the rate of appearance of the hand-foot syndrome and the impact of paramedical follow-up on the occurrence of this side effect.