Perception, knowledge and protective practices for surgical staff handling antineoplastic drugs during HIPEC and PIPAC

Abstract

Two surgical techniques used for peritoneal metastasis involve a risk of exposure to antineoplastic drugs (ADs): hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) and pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC). The objective of this study was to assess the differences in perception, training, and knowledge of the risks as well as in the protection practices and occupational exposures of all worker categories.

Keywords

• antineoplastic drugs
• hipec
• occupational risks
• pipac