Brown Carlton G, Wingard John
Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Semin Oncol Nurs. 2004 Feb;20(1):16-21. doi: 10.1053/j.soncn.2003.10.004.
To identify the clinical manifestations, risk factors, secondary complications, and assessment and management of oral mucositis.
Professional journals, websites, and books.
Secondary consequences of oral mucositis include infection, xerostomia, hemorrhage, and nutritional deficits.
Nurses should have an extensive knowledge base about the appropriate interventions that can be used to alleviate or lessen the consequences often associated with oral mucositis.
