Clinical strategies for optimizing infusion center care through a pandemic
Date
2020-09-25Journal
Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice : Official Publication of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy PractitionersPublisher
SAGE Publications Inc.Type
Article
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The national pandemic resulting from the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has made the delivery of care for patients with cancer a challenge. There are competing risks of mortality from cancer versus serious complications and higher risk of death from COVID-19 in immunocompromised hosts. Furthermore, compounding these concerns is the inadequate supply of personal protective equipment, decreased hospital capacity, and paucity of effective treatments or vaccines to date for COVID-19. Guidance measures and recommendations have been published by national organizations aiming to facilitate the delivery of care in a safe and effective manner, many of which, are permanently adoptable interventions. Given the critical importance to continue chemotherapy, there remains additional interventions to further enhance patient safety while conserving healthcare resources such as adjustments in medication administration, reduction in laboratory or drug monitoring, and home delivery of specialty infusions. In this manuscript, we outline how to implement these actionable interventions of chemotherapy and supportive care delivery to further enhance the current precautionary measures while maintaining safe and effective patient care. Coupled with current published standards, these strategies can help alleviate the numerous challenges associated with this pandemic. © The Author(s) 2020.Identifier to cite or link to this item
http://hdl.handle.net/10713/14355ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1177/1078155220960211
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