Effect observation on hydrocolloid dressing in treatment of chemotherapy extravasation

Objective To evaluate the effect of hydrocolloid dressing in treating chemotherapy extravasation.Methods 46 cases with venous extravasation of chemotherapeutic drugs were randomly divided into observation group and control group (n=23).The two groups were treated with dexamethasone and lidocaine block first,and then with hydrocolloid dressing for the observation group,while with 50％ magnesium sulfate wet compressing the control group,then we compared the curative effect of two groups.Results The efficiency of observation group was significantly higher than that of control group,the pain relieved and red subsided time was shorter than that of the control group,the differences were statistically significant (all P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion Hydrocolloid dressing treatment is effective in treating the chemotherapy extravasation,which can effectively relieve pain and inflammation reaction.It is worthy of wide clinical application. Key words: Hydrocolloid dressing;  Chemotherapy drugs;  Extravasation