Abstract
Eighty patients with breast cancer were treated with high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell rescue. This required that every patient had central venous access established using a Hickman catheter. N total of 16 patients suffered infection at the Hickman Line exit site, six of which were treated with an aromatherapy preparation and 10 with conventional topical antiseptic. No differences were demonstrated between the groups for the parameters under observation.
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