The number of patients living with hematological malignancies (HMs) has increased steadily
over time. This is the result of intensive and effective treatments that also increase the …

Purpose The outcome of cancer patients who undergo mechanical ventilation has been
grim. However, it has lately become more promising, creating hesitation when approaching …

Purpose To evaluate the relationship between phase angle (PA) and nutritional status and
the prognostic significance of PA in critically ill cancer patients. Methods 31 patients that had …

Objectives: The prevalence and optimal management of clinically significant pleural
effusion, confirmed by thoracic ultrasound, in the critically ill is unknown. This study aimed to …

Background Intensive care unit (ICU) survival of cancer patients has improved. Urgent
chemotherapy has become feasible in critically ill patients with specific organ dysfunction …

Objective: Compare the mortality between critically ill patients who received urgent
chemotherapy for a cancer-related life-threatening complication with matched patients …

Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Die febrile Neutropenie ist weiterhin einer der häufigsten
Gründe für die stationäre Aufnahme von Patienten mit hämatoonkologischer …

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amegroups. com were significantly associated with 90-day mortality. Patients with lung …

One of the main reasons cancer patients are admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) is acute
respiratory failure (ARF) requiring mechanical ventilation. ARF with the need for ventilatory …

Acute respiratory failure (ARF) refers to a rapidly progressive inability of the respiratory
system to perform one or both of its gas exchange functions, which includes oxygenation …