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01-10-2014 | Pro Editorial

Has survival increased in cancer patients admitted to the ICU? Yes

Authors: Djamel Mokart, Stephen M. Pastores, Michael Darmon

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 10/2014

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Intensive care unit (ICU) admission of patients with cancer has long been controversial. Studies performed in the early 1990s demonstrated high mortality rates in cancer patients admitted to the ICU, especially among those with respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation, neutropenic sepsis, and in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients [1, 2]. Additionally, a lack of cost-effectiveness was noted and some authors argued that denial of ICU admission could avoid futile care and unwarranted aggressive therapy in dying patients [3, 4]. …

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Title: Has survival increased in cancer patients admitted to the ICU? Yes
Authors: Djamel Mokart
Stephen M. Pastores
Michael Darmon
Publication date: 01-10-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 10/2014
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-014-3433-2

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