Abstract
Perioperative care of dialysis patients who suffer from cancer is difficult because they have a tendency to bleed, decreased immune function, and chronic malnutrition. However, little has been reported regarding the perioperative care of these patients. We report our experience of providing perioperative care for a dialysis patient with tongue carcinoma and cervical lymph node metastasis who was treated with surgical therapy, chemotherapy (5-FU, 500mg/day/body for 5 days + carboplatin 130mg/body for 1 day), and radiotherapy (total 56Gy administered in 28cycles). Perioperative care in this patient was based on selection and dose of the anticancer drug, route of transfusion, and the status of nutrition as well as that of general condition.
