Susan A Ezzone1. 1. Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Ohio State University Medical Center, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. susan.ezzone@osumc.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To provide an overview of the history of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). DATA SOURCES: Research studies, book chapters, websites, and articles. CONCLUSION: The history of HSCT begins in the late 1950s. Although many treatment strategies have evolved, the basic concepts of transplantation remain the same. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: An understanding of the history of HSCT and transplant nursing practice are important to broaden the knowledge of nurses caring for transplant patients.
OBJECTIVES: To provide an overview of the history of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). DATA SOURCES: Research studies, book chapters, websites, and articles. CONCLUSION: The history of HSCT begins in the late 1950s. Although many treatment strategies have evolved, the basic concepts of transplantation remain the same. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: An understanding of the history of HSCT and transplant nursing practice are important to broaden the knowledge of nurses caring for transplant patients.
Authors: Laura C Gatzos; Susan Barbetti; Suzanne Bas-Davis; Albert Mailman; Philip Brzezinski; Paul Ruseau; Holly Barr Vermilya; Darlys Schott; Edna Marston; Olive J Sturtevant; Jerome Ritz; Lawrence N Shulman Journal: J Oncol Pract Date: 2012-05-15 Impact factor: 3.840