Most respondents confirmed they wore PPE when administering chemotherapy, and complied with good practices; however, many still do not protect themselves adequately or rarely use CSTDs/CSSA to protect themselves against chemical risks. However, they were all aware of the potential risk of contamination through inhalation, ingestion or skin contact at every treatment stage.
In addition to the question of protecting healthcare workers handling cytotoxic products, this questionnaire also aimed to address the handling of drip-feed lines. Concerning the systematic flushing of drip-feed lines after treatment, the responses showed that flushing protocols were generally well applied. However, given the lack of any baseline scientific study, the flushing volumes tended to vary from one facility to another and/or one operator to another, and did not guarantee total elimination of cytotoxic molecules from the nozzle after flushing, as shown by a recent study by the pharmacy team at the Toulouse Oncopole [15].