Assessment of Nurses` Performance for Acute Graft Versus Host Disease in Pediatric Patients at 57357 Hospital in Cairo

Abstract

Acute GVHD is the consequence of interaction between antigen presenting cells of the recipient and mature T-Cell of the donor, in which the new transplanted cells attack the recipient target organs e.g. Skin, liver and intestine. It is classified according to time of onset after transplantation as Classic (at or before 100 days of HSCT), Recurrent or Persistent (after 100 days of HSCT) and Overlap syndrome (No limit time)(Ikeda et al., 2015). Aim of the study The Current Study aimed to Assess the nurses` performance regarding acute graft versus host disease. 1- Research design: Setting: A descriptive study was conducted the pediatric Bone marrow transplant unit at 57357 Cancer Hospital in Cairo.