Management of infections in critically ill neutropenic cancer patients

Because of improving antineoplastic treatment options with increasing cure rates, prolonging survival, and improving quality of life, the reluctance to admit patients with malignant disease to an intensive care unit is not justified; thus, the number of patients with malignancies treated in intensiv...

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Hauptverfasser: Buchheidt, Dieter (VerfasserIn) , Hummel, Margit (VerfasserIn) , Engelich, Georg (VerfasserIn) , Hehlmann, Rüdiger (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 3 October 2004
In: Journal of critical care
Year: 2004, Jahrgang: 19, Heft: 3, Pages: 165-173
ISSN:1557-8615
DOI:10.1016/j.jcrc.2004.07.007
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrc.2004.07.007
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0883944104000528
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Verfasserangaben:Dieter Buchheidt, Margit Hummel, Georg Engelich, and Rüdiger Hehlmann
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Zusammenfassung:Because of improving antineoplastic treatment options with increasing cure rates, prolonging survival, and improving quality of life, the reluctance to admit patients with malignant disease to an intensive care unit is not justified; thus, the number of patients with malignancies treated in intensive care units rises. The use of more aggressive anticancer regimens leads to an increase of attendant infections, which are the most frequent and often life-threatening complications in cancer patients. A multidisciplinary practical approach to evaluation and treatment is needed to optimize treatment results and to meet the various diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in this subset of patients on an intensive care unit.
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ISSN:1557-8615
DOI:10.1016/j.jcrc.2004.07.007