Infusion Chemotherapy

Infusion chemotherapy--using a chemotherapy pump--continuously and slowly delivers chemotherapy drugs into your system for days or even weeks according to Cancer Help UK. The pump regulates how much and how fast the medicine enters your body.

Purpose

Chemotherapy pumps allow you to receive your chemotherapy treatments at home. You will need to go to the hospital initially to set up the pump.

Education

Your doctor or nurse will teach you everything you need to know about the pump, including how to care for it and how to troubleshoot potential problems according to the University of Michigan. You will probably receive a manual as well.

Coordinating Care

Using a chemotherapy pump involves working with different entities, including those that prepare the infusions, deliver the supplies and monitor the treatment among other things. Your doctor can offer guidance on how to make the necessary arrangements.

Considerations for Use

You can compromise proper pump action by failing to keep it at room temperature, allowing kinks in the tubing and not carrying it at waist level, according to Capital Health, a major Canadian healthcare provider.

Source:

University of Michigan

Cancer Help UK

Capital District Health Authority