Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant: A Guide for Families

Authors:

Geri Quinn, RN, MSN
Department of Nursing Services

Janine Petitgout, RN, MA
Department of Nursing Services

The University of Iowa

Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed
Creation Date: 1998
Last Revision Date: 1998

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

• Welcome
• Important Phone Numbers
• Call Us When
• Meet the Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Team
• Bone Marrow Transplant
• Selecting Donor

Your Child's Hospital Stay

• Unit Guidelines
• Safety Guidelines
• Daily Cares
• Blood Counts
• Radiation
• Chemotherapy
• Routine Procedures
• Diet
  • NG Feedings
  • Food Preparation
  • Low Fiber, Low Residue
  • Minimum Residue
  • Lactose Intolerance
• Complications
  • Infections
  • Bleeding
  • Organ Damage
  • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Central Lines

• Dressing Change
• Heparin Flush
• Emergency Repair
• Blood Drawing
• Use of 'Intermate'
• Complications

Helping You and Your Family

• Accommodations
  • Maps
  • Hotel/Motel Guide
• Coping
• Cost/Insurance

Discharge Care After Transplant

• Discharge Guidelines
• Visiting the Outpatient Clinic
• Special Concerns
• Returning Home
• Sunscreens
• School

Medications

• General Instructions
  • Current Medication Instruction Sheets
• Medication Instruction Sheets

Conversion Tables
Glossary
Count Sheets
Outpatient Journal

Preparing Your Child for a Bone Marrow Transplant

Cancer Information Links

Blood and Marrow Transplant Newsletters