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JULIO 2020 N° 2 Volumen 3

Effectiveness of non-pharmacological measures aimed at the prevention of oral mucositis in oncological patients: a review

Section: Reviews

Authors

Laura Rubio Losada

Position

Hospital Universitario de Álava

Contact email: lauri9_r@icloud.com

Abstract

Oral Mucositis (OM) is one of the most frequent and serious complications of patients undergoing radiotherapy and / or chemotherapy treatments. Its impact as an adverse event (AE) directly affects basic needs, even leading to the interruption or delay of cancer treatment.

A bibliographic search has been done in order to analyze the effectiveness of different non-pharmacological measures as an alternative in preventing OM. The methodology carried out follows a planned and structured process with an exhaustive search in several databases and scientific journals, for example: Medline (OVID), Cinhal, Cochrane and Cuiden.

There are numerous measures collected in the literature to prevent OM such as: oral cryotherapy, honey, black mulberry molasses, silymarin, propolis, date palm pollen, chlorhexidine, and povidone-iodine rinses. The evidence obtained is inconclusive, and further research is needed.

Versión en Español

Título:

Revisión de la efectividad de medidas no farmacológicas dirigidas a la prevención de la mucositis oral en pacientes oncológicos

Artículo completo no disponible en este idioma / Full article is not available in this language

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