Anticipation and early recognition of possible TLS and
timely medical intervention if it does develop are vital to
preventing, or at least minimizing, the potentially serious
clinical consequences. The oncology nurse can optimize
outcomes for patients at risk or with established TLS
through a variety of prevention and treatment interventions.
These interventions include the assessment of optimal routes for drug delivery to assure medication bioavailability,
the careful monitoring of prevention and treatment
interventions to evaluate their effectiveness, and the observation
of any adverse treatment effects.