The extravasation of cytotoxic agents can result in severe local tissue damage and medical
emergencies during tumour therapy. This revised compendium is intended to help clinicians
assess any situation speedily and with certainty. The general section of the book includes
topics such as predisposition prevention type of harm general measures in handling
extravasated drugs specific antidotes and documentation. In the 2nd edition the scientific
information contained in the general section and relating to the actual substances has been
updated. The substance specific part of the book includes detailed instructions on handling
more than 50 cytotoxic drugs to initiate targeted measures. Templates for an extravasation set
overview tables documentation sheets and patient information as we as a CD-ROM are included
to support clinical practice. The book is the outcome of a consensus of an interdisciplinary
working group that has collected and systematically reviewed all published literature on the
topic.
