Improving everyday life experiences for young children with cancer

Power, Jess, Harris, Joanne and Leaper, David J. (2015) Improving everyday life experiences for young children with cancer. Discover.

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Abstract

Children with cancer regularly have long term central line catheters inserted in the chest to deliver medication. Often termed ‘Hickman Lines’, they result in tubing protruding from the chest, which can result in medical issues including infections, but also discomfort for the child, particularly when sleeping. A team of researchers, led by Dr Jess Power, including Professor David Leaper and Joanne Marie Harris, has been investigating the design and development of a product to contain these external lines, providing greater comfort and safety for the child whilst also meeting the needs of the medical community

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
Schools:	School of Art, Design and Architecture School of Human and Health Sciences > Institute for Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention
Depositing User:	Jo Harris
Date Deposited:	15 Sep 2015 10:34
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2016 02:05
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/25669

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