Abstract
Significant advances in ablative and endovascular therapies have allowed interventional
radiology to play a substantial role in the management of patients with malignant
neoplasms. The evolution of these procedures and the optimization of patient outcomes
and experience must take into account various elements of the periprocedural period.
Some of the most important considerations within the periprocedural period are the
pharmacologic agents used to avoid infectious complications, decrease pain, and manage
side effects. In this article, we discuss some of the most commonly used medications
in interventional oncology procedures including antibiotics, narcotics, sedatives,
antiemetics, and others.
Keywords
interventional oncology - interventional radiology - pharmacology - periprocedural
medication - antibiotic prophylaxis - postembolization syndrome
