Documentation - Guidelines for Providers & Patients
Documentation - Guidelines for Providers & Patients
Provider Guidelines
- Daily discussion of rinsing with normal saline
- Use of cryotherapy when appropriate
- Use of L-glutamine in children and/or adolescents that either have mucositis or at high risk* for mucositis
?*High Risk Patients:- High-Dose Methotrexate therapy
- Autologous or Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant
- Radiation therapy to head and neck or mediastinal regions (to be confirmed with radiation oncologist)
Smart Phrases
- Chemotherapy: Mucositisprophylaxis & mucositiscare
- Radiation Oncology: Mucositisprophylaxisheadandneck & mucositiscareheadandneck
Grades of Mucositis
Patient Guidelines
Part 1
This will be used for enrollment and patient education in RED CAP/ MyCap.
- Pre Test
- Video
- Dental Specialist
- Oncologist/Provider discussion
- Post Test
Part 2
Recording of Daily Practices in RED CAP/ MyCap
- Basic Oral Care Questionnaire
Part 3
Daily Recording in RED CAP/ MyCap if Mucositis Develops
- Mucositis Questionnaire
MyCap
Patients can access the pre- and post-test after using the MyCap App.
- Pre & Post-Test