Nurses' perceptions regarding transitional care for adolescents and young adults with childhood-onset chronic diseases.

Aim: Nurses are expected to have a role in the transition of care from pediatric to adult medical practices for adolescents and young adults with childhood-onset chronic diseases. This study compares the experience, knowledge, and perceptions regarding the ideal care among adult unit and pediatric nurses regarding the transition to adult care for those with childhood-onset chronic diseases.

Methods: A cross-sectional study using self-report questionnaires was conducted with nurses in a tertiary hospital in Tokyo.

Continuous thermographic observation may predict extravasation in chemotherapy-treated patients.

Purpose: Extravasation, or leakage of vesicant drugs into subcutaneous tissues, causes serious complications such as induration and necrosis in chemotherapy-treated patients. As macroscopic observation may overlook symptoms during infusion, we focused on skin temperature changes at puncture sites and studied thermographic patterns related to induration or necrosis caused by extravasation.

Methods: Outpatients undergoing chemotherapy using peripheral intravenous catheters were enrolled in this prospective observational study.