[The importance of nursing care in managing complications related to fully-implantable catheters]. / Importância da assistência de enfermagem no manejo de complicação relacionada ao cateter totalmente implantável.

This is an experience report of a thirty-year-old female patient, diagnosed with recurrence of Acute Myeloid Leukemia, submitted to catheter implantation and presenting surgical wound necrosis. The following were used with success: collagenase, calcium alginate and oil lotion with essential fatty acids. It was found that the complications related to catheters are a great challenge in oncology nursing besides implying a delay in the oncological treatment. Making a correct decision as soon as possible is extremely important and avoids removing the catheter too soon.

Importância da assistência de enfermagem no manejo de complicação relacionada ao cateter totalmente implantável / The importance of nursing care in managing complications related to fully-implantable catheters / Importancia de la atención de enfermería en el manejo de complicación relacionada al catéter totalmente implantable

Trata-se de relato de experiência com paciente do sexo feminino, 30 anos, com diagnóstico de recaída de Leucemia Mielóide Aguda, submetida à implantação de cateter e que apresentou necrose na ferida cirúrgica. Foram utilizados com sucesso: colagenase, alginato de cálcio e loção oleosa à base de ácidos graxos essenciais. Ficou claro que as complicações relacionadas a cateteres conferem um grande desafio à enfermagem oncológica além de determinarem atraso no tratamento oncológico. A correta tomada de decisão o quanto antes é de extrema importância e evita a retirada precoce do cateter.

This is an experience report of a thirty-year-old female patient, diagnosed with recurrence of Acute Myeloid Leukemia, submitted to catheter implantation and presenting surgical wound necrosis. The following were used with success: collagenase, calcium alginate and oil lotion with essential fatty acids. It was found that the complications related to catheters are a great challenge in oncology nursing besides implying a delay in the oncological treatment. Making a correct decision as soon as possible is extremely important and avoids removing the catheter too soon.

Se trata de un relato de experiencia con paciente de sexo femenino, treinta años, con diagnóstico de recaída de Leucemia Mieloide Aguda, sometida a la implantación de catéter, que presentó necrosis en la herida quirúrgica. Fueron utilizados con éxito: colagenasa, alginato de calcio y loción oleosa a base de ácidos grasos esenciales. Quedó claro que las complicaciones relacionadas a catéteres representan un gran desafío para la enfermería oncológica, además de determinar atraso en el tratamiento oncológico. La correcta toma de decisión y la inmediatez son de extrema importancia y evitan el retirado precoz del catéter.