What is it about?
The administration of chemotherapy in the month before intensive care unit (ICU) admission in patients with cancer was associated with higher mortality in the ICU, in the hospital, and 30 and 90 days after admission when adjusted for the increase in organ failure.
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Why is it important?
We provide useful new information for decision-making about ICU management of patients with cancer. Patients and families need to know the increased risk of death.
Perspectives
The paper raises questions about the ICU admission of cancer patients on chemotherapy.
Dr. Pablo Monedero
Universidad de Navarra
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This page is a summary of: Influence of Chemotherapy Within 30 Days Before ICU Admission on Mortality in Critically Ill Medical Patients With Cancer, Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, June 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0885066617711894.
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