Fever may be the only clinical symptom at the onset of infection in neutropenic cancer
patients undergoing myelosuppressive chemotherapy. A prompt and evidence-based …

Purpose To provide an updated joint ASCO/Infectious Diseases Society of American (IDSA)
guideline on outpatient management of fever and neutropenia in patients with cancer …

Purpose Prompt antibiotic therapy is standard of care for patients with fever and neutropenia
(FN) during chemotherapy for cancer. We systematically reviewed the association between …

Background Antibiotic delivery to patients with fever and neutropenia (F&N) in< 60 min is an
increasingly important quality measure for oncology centers, but several published reports …

To identify research priorities and appropriate resources and to establish the infrastructure
required to address the emergency care of patients with cancer, the National Institutes of …

Purpose: Febrile neutropenia (FN) is an oncologic emergency, and prolonged time to
antibiotic administration (TTA) is associated with increased hospital length of stay (LOS) and …

In the context of emerging and increasing infections because of antimicrobial-resistant
bacteria in patients with neutropenic fever, quality improvement initiatives to reduce mortality …

Purpose Neutropenic sepsis is a time-dependent emergency with early interventions shown
to improve outcomes. Broad spectrum intravenous antibiotic administration is the initial …

Purpose To explore the actions cancer patients reported they would take in response to a
range of common side effects of chemotherapy and whether these were considered …

Purpose To determine if time to antibiotics (TTA) improves outcomes of hospital length of
stay, admission to the intensive care unit, and 30-day mortality in adult patients with febrile …