The Role of Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Children with Cancer

نویسندگان

1 Associate professor of Hematology & Oncology. Department of Pediatrics Hematology & Oncology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

2 Associate professor of Hematology & Oncology. Department of Pediatrics Hematology & Oncology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

3 Department of Pediatrics Hematology & Oncology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

4 Department of Pediatrics Hematology & Oncology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

5 Department of Pediatrics Hematology & Oncology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

6 Department of Pediatrics Hematology & Oncology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

7 Associate professor of Hematology & Oncology. Department of Pediatrics Hematology & Oncology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

doi
10.18502/ijpho.v12i1.8357
چکیده

Background: Nausea and vomiting are among the most important side-effects associated with chemotherapy in children with cancer, affecting the quality of their lives. Clinical guidelines for selecting antiemetics are effective in reducing acute chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). Materials and Methods: The present quasi-experimental study compared the effectiveness of the ...