Médicaments cytotoxiques : évaluation de l’impact de la purge des lignes de perfusion sur l’exposition du personnel infirmier

Impact and appreciation of two methods aiming at reducing hazardous drug environmental contamination: The centralization of the priming of IV tubing in the pharmacy and use of a closed-system transfer device

“…3–15 However, few studies have looked at the impact of the priming of IV tubing in BSCs by pharmacy staff. 16…”

“…[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] However, few studies have looked at the impact of the priming of IV tubing in BSCs by pharmacy staff. 16 In this context, we studied the impact of the centralization of the priming of IV tubing in the pharmacy and of the use of a CSTD on reducing hazardous drug environmental contamination. We have also studied the satisfaction of pharmacy technicians in using these techniques…”

Evaluation of Safe Infusion Devices for Antineoplastic Administration

“…24 The disconnection procedure is a risk for exposure for nurses, and it is recommended that any remaining drug from the tubing be flushed before disconnecting the set without removing the tubing from the IV bag containing a cytotoxic drug. 16,[24][25][26] Despite this increased protection, personal protective equipment, including gown, gloves, and goggles if needed, must still be worn because there The system is closed and has luer-lock connectors.…”

“…13,16,17,[27][28][29] Concerning cytotoxic mixing by pharmacy technicians, CSISs conform to the latest recommendations for preparation of cytotoxic infusion bags as needleless preparation is possible and reduces accidental exposure. An average evaluation score was calculated for each item without differentiating between the manufacturers.…”

“…[9][10][11][12] Despite correct handling of cytotoxic agents, authors of previous studies found measurable levels of contamination in the workplace and immunotoxic or genotoxic events in the blood of health care workers. [16][17][18] Thus, nurses working in cancer units are prone to this type of exposure on a daily basis when spiking or unspiking intravenous (IV) chemotherapy bags, priming IV tubing, connecting or disconnecting tubing from patients, or if there is spill or leakage. [16][17][18] Thus, nurses working in cancer units are prone to this type of exposure on a daily basis when spiking or unspiking intravenous (IV) chemotherapy bags, priming IV tubing, connecting or disconnecting tubing from patients, or if there is spill or leakage.…”