Producción científica de enfermería en el trasplante de células madre hematopoyéticas de sangre de cordón umbilical

Abstract

Introduction: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a procedure that replaces diseased cells with healthy cells by infusing hematopoietic stem cells. Objective: To identify in the literature the nursing publications that addresses HSCT of Umbilical Cord Blood (UCB). Method: This is an integrative review, which has been searched through electronic databases: Virtual Health Library, National Library of Medicine (PUBMED/MEDLINE), Science Direct and SCOPUS. The following inclusion criteria were established: Studies available in any language, studies addressing HSCT of umbilical cord blood and a study published in its entirety. Results: The electronic search process of the studies resulted in a total of 978 studies, of which five comprised the review sample. The selected studies addressed the nurses' knowledge about SCU transplantation, the collection and storage of SCU and the SCU database. Conclusion: The present study provided an insight into the importance of the role of nurses in HSCTWC, since their commitment to the team of SCU public banks is important to achieve better results, with a larger number of donors and greater customer satisfaction and their families.