Many cancer chemotherapeutic agents can produce toxicity, even at the usual therapeutic doses. Family physicians are often called upon to treat symptoms of these toxicities and to advise patients about them. This brief discussion may help family physicians to anticipate some of the problems, to avoid some, and to manage others more effectively.
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Aust Crit Care
January 2025
School of Nursing, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; Cardiothoracic and Vascular Intensive Care Unit, Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Electronic address:
Background: Clinical practice guidelines endorse family involvement in ward rounds to improve communication and engagement between patients, whānau (family), and healthcare teams, yet the practice has not been universally implemented. Whānau inclusion in adult bedside rounds is often met with hesitation by intensive care unit (ICU) healthcare clinicians, and reasons for this have not been explored in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
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