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I-Defibrotide iyimithi ekhethekile enikezwa ngomthambo esiza ukuvikela imithambo yegazi futhi ivimbele ukujiya kwegazi okuyingozi esibindini sakho. Isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha isimo esibucayi esibizwa ngokuthi isifo se-veno-occlusive (VOD), esingenzeka ngemva kokwelashwa komdlavuza okuthile njengokufakelwa kwamaseli esiqu.
Le mithi isebenza ngokusekela izinqubo zomzimba zakho zokuphulukisa lapho imithambo yegazi yesibindi sakho ilimala. Nakuba kungewona umuthi ovamile ozohlangana nawo emithini yansuku zonke, idlala indima ebalulekile ekusizeni abantu ukuthi balulame ezinkingeni eziqondile, ezisongela ukuphila.
I-Defibrotide iyimithi evikela imithambo yegazi enikezwa ngomugqa we-IV ngokuqondile emgudwini wakho wegazi. Yenziwe ngezinto zemvelo ezitholakala emathunjini ezingulube, eziphathwa ukuze zenze umuthi osiza ukuphulukisa imithambo yegazi elimele.
Le mithi ingeyeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-ejenti e-antithrombotic, okusho ukuthi isiza ukuvimbela ukwakheka kwamahlule egazi ayingozi. Ngokungafani nezinciphisi zegazi ongase uzazi, i-defibrotide isebenza ngokuqondile emithanjeni emincane yegazi esibindini sakho nakwezinye izitho.
Umuthi uza njengesixazululo esicacile, esingenambala esilungiswa futhi sinikezwe ochwepheshe bezempilo ezindaweni zasemitholampilo. Akuyona into ongayithatha ekhaya - idinga ukuqashwa ngokucophelela ochwepheshe bezokwelapha.
I-Defibrotide iphatha isifo se-veno-occlusive (VOD), isimo esibucayi lapho imithambo emincane yegazi esibindini sakho ivaleka futhi ilimale. Lokhu kuvamile ukwenzeka ngemva kwe-chemotherapy enomthamo ophezulu noma ukufakelwa kwamaseli esiqu okusetshenziselwa ukwelapha imidlavuza yegazi.
I-VOD yenzeka lapho ukwelashwa komdlavuza okunamandla kulimaza umugqa wemithambo emincane yegazi yesibindi, okubangela ukuthi ivuvuke futhi ivimbele ukuhamba kwegazi. Ngaphandle kokwelashwa okufanele, lokhu kungaholela ekwehlulekeni kwesibindi nezinye izinkinga ezisongela ukuphila.
Umuthi uvunyelwe ngokuqondile ukwelapha i-VOD ebucayi enezinkinga zezinso noma zamaphaphu. Udokotela wakho uzoqoka lo muthi kuphela uma une-VOD eqinisekisiwe ethinta izitho eziningi, hhayi isibindi sakho kuphela.
Kwezinye izimo, odokotela bangase basebenzise i-defibrotide ukuvimbela i-VOD ezigulini ezinengozi enkulu, nakuba lokhu kusetshenziswa kungavamile futhi kuncike esimweni sakho sezokwelapha esithile.
I-Defibrotide isebenza ngokuvikela nokuphulukisa umugqa olimele wemithambo yakho yegazi, ikakhulukazi esibindini sakho. Isiza ukubuyisela ukugeleza kwegazi okuvamile ngokunciphisa ukuvuvukala nokuvimbela ukwakheka kwamahlule ayingozi.
Umuthi usebenza ezindleleni eziningi emzimbeni wakho ngesikhathi esisodwa. Inciphisa ukunamathela kwamaseli egazi, inciphisa ukuvuvukala, futhi isiza imithambo yakho yegazi ukuba iphumule futhi ivuleke kahle.
Cabanga ngayo njengethuluzi eliningi lemithambo yakho yegazi - ixazulula izinkinga eziningana ngasikhathi sinye kunokuthi iqondise inkinga eyodwa nje. Lokhu kuyenza isebenze kakhulu ngenxa yemvelo eyinkimbinkimbi ye-VOD.
Ngokungafani nezinciphisi zegazi eziqinile, i-defibrotide ithathwa njengomuthi omnene osebenza nezinqubo zomzimba wakho zokuphulukisa zemvelo. Isekela ukululama ngaphandle kokushintsha kakhulu ikhono legazi lakho lokujiya uma kudingeka.
I-Defibrotide inikezwa njalo ngomugqa we-IV ochwepheshe bezempilo endaweni yasesibhedlela. Awukwazi ukuthatha lo muthi ekhaya - idinga ukugadwa ngezokwelapha okuqhubekayo nokuqapha.
Ukwelashwa okuvamile kuhilela ukuthola umuthi njalo emahoreni angu-6 okungenani izinsuku ezingu-21. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizobala umthamo wakho oqondile ngokusekelwe esisindweni sakho kanye nokusebenza kwezinso.
Ukunikezwa ngakunye kuthatha cishe amahora angu-2 ukuze kuqedwe. Ngesikhathi lesi, uzoqashwa eduze nganoma yiziphi izindlela noma imiphumela emibi. Umugqa we-IV uvumela umuthi ukuba ungene ngqo emgudwini wakho wegazi ukuze usebenze kahle.
Akudingeki ukuthi ugweme ukudla noma iziphuzo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa, kodwa ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizokuqondisa kunoma yimiphi imikhawulo yokudla ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esiphelele kanye neminye imithi ongase uyithathe.
Abantu abaningi bathola i-defibrotide okungenani izinsuku ezingama-21, nakuba ukwelashwa kungaqhubeka isikhathi eside uma kudingeka. Udokotela wakho uzonquma ubude obuqondile ngokuya ngokuthi uphendula kahle kangakanani emuthini.
Ezinye iziguli zingase zidinge ukwelashwa amasonto amaningana noma izinyanga, kuye ngobukhulu besimo sazo nokuthi imithambo yazo yegazi ilulama ngokushesha kangakanani. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizohlola njalo inqubekela phambili yakho ngokuhlolwa kwegazi kanye nezifundo zokucabanga.
Umgomo uwukuqhubeka nokwelashwa kuze kube yilapho i-VOD yakho ibonisa izimpawu ezicacile zokuthuthuka futhi umsebenzi wakho wezitho uzinzile. Udokotela wakho uzofuna izimpawu ezithile egazini lakho kanye nokuthuthuka ezimpawini zakho ngaphambi kokucabangela ukuyeka umuthi.
Kubalulekile ukuqeda inkambo ephelele yokwelashwa ngisho noma uqala ukuzizwa ungcono. Ukuyeka ngokushesha kungavumela isimo ukuthi sibe sibi futhi.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-defibrotide ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ivame ukuba mnene futhi ilawuleka ngokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okufanele.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, ihlelwe ngokuthi ivame kangakanani:
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile (ethinta ngaphezu komuntu oyedwa kwabayi-10):
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ephawulekayo:
Imiphumela emibi ebucayi kodwa engavamile:
Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokuqapha ngokucophelela ukuze libone le miphumela futhi lingakwazi ukuyilawula kahle iningi layo. Bazolungisa ukwelashwa kwakho noma banikeze eminye imithi uma kudingeka ukuze bakugcine ukhululekile.
I-Defibrotide ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzoqapha ngokucophelela ukuthi iphephile yini kuwe. Abantu abanezimo ezithile zezokwelapha noma labo abathatha imithi ethile kungenzeka bangakwazi ukusebenzisa lokhu kwelashwa.
Akufanele uthole i-defibrotide uma une-bleeding esebenzayo, engalawuleki noma yikuphi emzimbeni wakho. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuphuma kwegazi kwangaphakathi, ukuhlinzwa kwamuva nokuphuma kwegazi okuqhubekayo, noma izifo zokuphuma kwegazi ezingakwazi ukulawulwa.
Abantu abanezinkinga ezinzima zezinso bangase badinge ukulungiswa komthamo noma bangase bangabi ngabazongenela lo muthi. Udokotela wakho uzohlola ukusebenza kwezinso zakho ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa.
Uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa, izingozi nezinzuzo zidinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela. Ngenkathi kukhona idatha elinganiselwe ngemiphumela ye-defibrotide ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, udokotela wakho uzoyincoma kuphela uma izinzuzo ziqeda izingozi.
Imithi ethile ingasebenzisana ne-defibrotide, ikakhulukazi ezinye izinciphisi zegazi noma imithi ethinta ukujiya kwegazi. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizobuyekeza yonke imithi yakho ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa.
I-Defibrotide itholakala ikakhulukazi ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Defitelio emazweni amaningi, okuhlanganisa i-United States ne-Europe. Leli yigama elaziwa kakhulu lalo muthi.
Ezinye izifunda zingase zibe namagama omkhiqizo ahlukene noma izinguqulo ezivamile ezitholakalayo, kodwa i-Defitelio ihlala iyigama eliyinhloko elisetshenziswa ezikhungweni ezinkulu zezokwelapha emhlabeni jikelele.
Iqembu lakho lezempilo lizosingatha uku-oda nokulungiswa kwalo muthi, ngakho akudingeki ukhathazeke ngokuthola amabhrendi noma amafomula athile.
Njengamanje, azikho ezinye izindlela eziqondile zokwelapha nge-defibrotide zokwelapha isifo esibi se-veno-occlusive. Yiwona kuphela umuthi ogunyazwe ngokuqondile kulesi simo.
Ngaphambi kokuba i-defibrotide itholakale, odokotela babevame ukusebenzisa izindlela zokunakekela ezisekelayo njengokuphatha ukulinganisela kwamanzi, ukulawula umfutho wegazi, nokusekela ukusebenza kwezitho. Lezi zindlela zisaqakathekile kodwa azisebenzi njenge-defibrotide ekwelapheni i-VOD.
Abanye odokotela bangazama eminye imithi engagunyaziwe, njengeminye imithi yokunciphisa igazi noma imithi elwa nokuvuvukala, kodwa lezi azikazange zibonise izinga elifanayo lokusebenza njenge-defibrotide.
Ucwaningo luqhubeka ekutholakaleni kwezindlela ezintsha zokwelapha i-VOD, kodwa okwamanje, i-defibrotide isahlala iyindlela engcono kakhulu yokwelapha lesi simo esibi.
I-Defibrotide yakhelwe ngendlela eyingqayizivele yokwelapha isifo se-veno-occlusive, okwenza kube nzima ukuqhathanisa ngokuqondile neminye imithi yezitsha zegazi. Akudingeki ukuthi
I-Defibrotide ingasetshenziswa kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo, kodwa idinga ukuqashwa okwengeziwe nokunakekelwa. Isimo senhliziyo yakho sizohlolisiswa ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa.
Umuthi ungathinta umfutho wegazi nokushaya kwenhliziyo, ngakho-ke ithimba lakho lezempilo lizobheka ukusebenza kwenhliziyo yakho ngokuqinile ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Bangase balungise umthamo noma izinga lokufakwa kwemithi ngokuya ngokuthi inhliziyo yakho isabela kanjani.
Ukuba nesifo senhliziyo akukuvimbeli ngokuzenzakalelayo ukuthi uthole i-defibrotide uma uyidinga nge-VOD. Odokotela bakho bazohlola izingozi nezinzuzo ngokucophelela futhi banikeze ukuqashwa okufanele.
Uma uba nemiphumela emibi engathi sína njengobunzima bokuphefumula, ukopha okukhulu, noma ubuhlungu besifuba, yazisa ithimba lakho lezempilo ngokushesha. Njengoba usesibhedlela ngesikhathi sokwelashwa, usizo luhlala luseduze.
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha liqeqeshwe ukubona nokuphatha imiphumela emibi engathi sína ngokushesha. Bangase bayeke ukufakwa kwemithi okwesikhashana, balungise umthamo wakho, noma banikeze eminye imithi ukuphatha leyo mphendulo.
Unganqikazi ukubika noma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo, ngisho noma zibonakala zincane. Ukungenelela kusenesikhathi kungavimbela izinkinga ezingathi sína futhi kukugcine uphephile ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Njengoba i-defibrotide inikezwa endaweni yesibhedlela, imithamo ephuthelwe ayivamile. Uma umthamo uhlehliswa ngezizathu zezokwelapha, ithimba lakho lezempilo lizolungisa isimiso ngokufanele.
Umuthi usebenza kahle kakhulu uma unikezwa ngesimiso esivamile, ngakho-ke ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizosebenza ukugcina isikhathi esiqhubekayo. Uma umthamo kufanele uhlehliswe, bazonquma indlela engcono kakhulu yokuqhubeka nokwelashwa.
Akudingeki ukhathazeke ngokuphatha isimiso somuthi ngokwakho - ithimba lakho lezempilo liphatha zonke izinqumo zesikhathi nokulinganisa.
Ungayeka ukuthatha i-defibrotide lapho udokotela wakho enquma ukuthi isifo sakho se-veno-occlusive sithuthuke ngokwanele futhi ukusebenza kwamalungu akho komzimba kuzinzile. Lesi sinqumo sisekelwe ekuhlolweni kwegazi, izifundo zokuthwebula izithombe, kanye nokuthuthuka kwakho konke komtholampilo.
Abantu abaningi baqeda okungenani izinsuku ezingama-21 zokwelashwa, kodwa abanye bangase badinge izifundo ezinde kuye ngokuthi basabela kanjani. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha izimpawu ezithile ezibonisa ukuthi ukwelashwa kuyasebenza.
Ungayeki imithi ngokwakho, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono. I-VOD ingase ibe yimbi ngokushesha uma ukwelashwa kuyekwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuqeda inkambo ephelele udokotela wakho ayincomayo.
Eminye imithi ingathathwa ngokuphepha ne-defibrotide, kanti enye ingase idinge ukugwenywa noma ukulungiswa. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizobuyekeza yonke imithi yakho ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa.
Izinciphisi zegazi nemithi ethile yokwelapha ubuhlungu ingase idinge ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile ngoba ingakhuphula ingozi yokopha uma ihlanganiswe ne-defibrotide. Odokotela bakho bazophatha lezi zinto ngokucophelela.
Njalo yazisa ithimba lakho lezempilo nganoma iyiphi imithi emisha, izithasiselo, noma imithi etholakala ngaphandle kwekhawunta ofuna ukuyithatha ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Bangakunika iseluleko ngokuphepha kanye nanoma yiziphi izilungiso ezidingekayo.
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