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Outcomes of haematopoietic stem cell transplant patients admitted to the ICU

Authors: G Bird, K Mohammed, P Farquhar-Smith, P Gruber

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Use of haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) has become standard care for many types of haematological malignancies. Unfortunately HSCT is frequently associated with complications such as sepsis, respiratory failure and graft versus host disease (GvHD) requiring ICU admission. Traditionally the prognosis of these patients has been poor with an in-hospital mortality of 60 to 95% [1]. The aim of this study was to determine outcomes and establish prognostic indicators of in-hospital mortality. This may assist clinicians in identifying patients most likely to benefit from ICU therapy. …

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Title: Outcomes of haematopoietic stem cell transplant patients admitted to the ICU
Authors: G Bird
K Mohammed
P Farquhar-Smith
P Gruber
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9915

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