Clinical consequences of oral mucositis

OBJECTIVE: To identify the clinical manifestations, risk factors, secondary complications, and assessment and management of oral mucositis. DATA SOURCES: Professional journals, websites, and books. CONCLUSION: Secondary consequences of oral mucositis include infection, xerostomia, hemorrhage, and nu...

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Published in:Seminars in oncology nursing 2004-02, Vol.20 (1), p.16-21
Main Authors: Brown, Carlton G., Wingard, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Humans
Infection - etiology
Malnutrition - etiology
Mouth Mucosa
Neoplasms - complications
Neoplasms - therapy
Nurse's Role
Nursing
Nursing Assessment
Oncology Nursing
Oral Hemorrhage - etiology
Oral Hygiene
Risk Factors
Stomatitis - complications
Stomatitis - nursing
Stomatitis - prevention & control
Xerostomia - etiology
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Summary:OBJECTIVE: To identify the clinical manifestations, risk factors, secondary complications, and assessment and management of oral mucositis. DATA SOURCES: Professional journals, websites, and books. CONCLUSION: Secondary consequences of oral mucositis include infection, xerostomia, hemorrhage, and nutritional deficits. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Nurses should have an extensive knowledge base about the appropriate interventions that can be used to alleviate or lessen the consequences often associated with oral mucositis.
ISSN:0749-2081
1878-3449
DOI:10.1053/j.soncn.2003.10.004